A map of the kingdom of the Franks under Charlemagne. ... The empire crumbled after Charlemagne’s death. Charlemagne died in 814, and his empire didn’t live on much longer.

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 ...

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 ...