Between 768 and 814 CE, Charlemagne—also known as Karl or Charles the Great—ruled an empire that spanned most of Western Europe. After years of relentless warfare, he presided over present-day ...

Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He was the first emperor to rule Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Though Charlemagne gained no substantial territory, the coronation created a confederation ...

What about the idea of the Roman Empire was so inspiring that German kings continued to be crowned as Holy Roman Emperors for a thousand years after Charlemagne’s death? The presentation ends ...

Both the French and German monarchies considered their kingdoms to be descendants of Charlemagne's empire. Although he could not write, he spoke Teutonic, Latin and Greek. He was 6ft 4in - a ...

This cathedral is the last surviving relic of the palace of Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire and the father of modern Europe. From this palace here in Aachen, Charlemagne ruled an ...