{i} Charles the Great (AD 742-814), king of the Franks, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; village in Quebec (Canada)
One of the kings of the Franks in the 8th and 9th century, and the first ever Holy Roman Emperor
the King of the Franks. who gained control of most of western Europe in 800 by uniting its Christian countries. The Pope gave him the title of "Holy Roman Emperor". Charlemagne had a great influence on European civilization, by establishing a new legal system and encouraging art, literature, and education (742-814). or Carolus Magnus ("Charles the Great") born April 2, c. 742 died Jan. 28, 814, Aachen, Austrasia King of the Franks (768-814) and emperor (800-14). The elder son of the Frankish king Pippin III (the Short), he ruled the Frankish kingdom jointly with his brother Carloman until the latter's death in 771. He then became sole king of the Franks and began a series of campaigns to conquer and Christianize neighbouring kingdoms. He defeated and became king of the Lombards in northern Italy (774). His expedition against the Muslims in Spain failed (778), but he successfully annexed Bavaria (788). Charlemagne fought against the Saxons for many years, finally defeating and Christianizing them in 804. He subdued the Avars of the Danube and gained control of many of the Slav states. With the exception of the British Isles, southern Italy, and part of Spain, he united in one vast state almost all the Christian lands of western Europe. His coronation as emperor at Rome on Christmas Day, 800, after restoring Leo III to the papacy, marks the revival of the empire in Latin Europe and was the forerunner of the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne established his capital at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), where he built a magnificent palace. He invited many scholars and poets to assist him in the promotion of the religious and cultural revival known as the Carolingian renaissance. He also codifed the laws and increased the use of writing in government and society. He was succeeded on his death by his son Louis the Pious, whom Charlemagne had crowned coemperor in 813. See also Carolingian dynasty
king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
King of the Franks, reigned between AD 768-814, reuniting much of Europe after the Dark Ages, and encouraging the development of a standard script
(768-814) Charles the Great First Holy Roman Emperor (December 25, 800 A D ) Transformed the Frankish kingdom into a world power and removed the Pope from the control of the Byzantine Emperor
(ruled 768-814, as emperor of the Romans after 800): He was the powerful king of the Franks who created a huge western European empire He was involved almost constantly in wars and campaigns to add territory to his empire He relied on counts, margraves and missi dominici (messengers of the king) to help him rule the local territories within in his empire He also reformed and strengthened the Catholic Church in his lands, worked to spread Christianity, and protected the papacy In return for this service, he was crowned emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800 A D Although he had a large empire and was powerful himself, his empire did not have a strong governmental system and after his death it began to rapidly decline
charlemagne
Расстановка переносов
Char·le·magne
Турецкое произношение
şärlımeyn
Произношение
/ˈsʜärləˌmān/ /ˈʃɑːrləˌmeɪn/
Этимология
[ 'shär-l&-"mAn ] (biographical name.) French Charlemagne, from Latin Carolus Magnus, literally "Charles/Carl the strong".