Though Charlemagne gained no substantial territory, the coronation created a confederation that would last for a thousand years—the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians credit Charlemagne with ...

Charlemagne was crowned emperor, but in the intervening centuries, that title would evolve into Leader of the Holy Roman Empire, which did not exist during Charlemagne's time. Once crowned ...

the Holy Roman Empire was born, with Charlemagne as its first Holy Roman Emperor. The establishment of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 CE was a major turning point in European history. For the first ...

LEGACY: Despite its disintegration, the Holy Roman Empire left an indelible mark on Europe.

On the same day that his father was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE ... of the Frankish empire. The son of Charlemagne and an unknown partner, Richbod became abbot of Saint-Riquier near ...

“Charlemagne is your 38th great-grandfather,” Gates said to Stone. “The first Holy Roman Emperor. He was a mean dude.” Stone’s mouth gaped open in dismay as she slowly processed the ...

Charlemagne (748 – 814) ruled over a huge empire in the 8th century, uniting most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Roman ...

The Frankish king, Charlemagne the Great ... Frankish interloper become the father of Europe, progenitor of a Holy Roman Empire whose descendants would rule right up until the time of Napoleon ...

Father to Reichsführer Adolf Hitler’s thoughts of Drang nach Osten was Charlemagne, who late in the 8th Century had his eye on the throne of the Byzantine Empire. Charlemagne planned an ...