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 that would last for a ...

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, ruled over the vast Carolingian empire that spanned Europe during the Dark Ages. He became king of the Franks in A.D. 768 and conquered much of Europe during his ...

Have you ever wondered how a single leader could transform an entire empire’s economic landscape, paving the way for prosperity and growth? Charlemagne, the legendary ruler of the Carolingian Empire, ...

In 834, Louis made Hugh the archchancellor, a kind of executive administrator, of the Frankish empire. The son of Charlemagne and an unknown partner, Richbod became abbot of Saint-Riquier near ...

Nobody—not even the iconoclastic Italians—doubts Aachen’s subsequent role as capital of the Holy Roman Empire, the polity Charlemagne founded. Its status was flamboyantly affirmed by another ...