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 ...

The Franks, a Germanic tribe that rose to prominence during the fall of the Roman Empire, played a central role in the formation of modern Europe. Their legacy stretches from the collapse of the ...

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 ...

She was best known for her major scholarly biography of the 8th-century Frankish king Charlemagne ... the Danube and the fringes of the Byzantine empire. To write a biography of a man who lived ...