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Charlemagne
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At the end of the Roman Empire,
Visigoths ruled most of Gaul.
Then the
Franks
arrived
from
Germany
and took
over!
Clovis was
the son of a
Frank
chieftain
and became
leader of the
Franks at
age 15 !
Within a few years he had defeated the
Visigoths and other German tribes in
Gaul.
Charles Martel
(Charlemagne’s
grandpa)
becomes king in
717 and reunites
Frankish lands.
His name is
“Charles the
hammer!”
When
Charlemagne’s
father, Pepin,
died,
he divided the
kingdom of the
Franks between
his 2 sonsCharles
and
Carloman
Carloman died -(Poisoned?) so Charles became king
of all the Franks -
On Christmas day 800 A.D. the Pope crowned Charles
"Holy Roman Emperor." Charles became known as :
Charlemagne - Charles The Great.
Personality
• He was over 6 feet tall. He was always
laughing. His dogs were his constant
companions. He knew everyone in his castle
by name, from his top advisors to the
lowliest peasants.
Why was he considered Great?
Strengthened power of the Church in western
Europe
Charles created new churches and schools
Spread Christianity
But….
• Charlemagne's empire did not have a strong
central government like the Roman empire.
Local nobles eventually took over where his
military couldn’t protect everyone.
In 814 A.D Charlemagne died of a fever, age 71, in Aachen.