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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Carolus Magnus Charles the Great |
| Born |
747 |
| Location |
Herstal, Belgium |
| Bloodline |
Carolingian |
| Married |
Yes. |
| Children |
Yes. |
| Position |
King of the Franks (768-814), King of Lombards (774-814), Emperor (800-814) |
| Died |
January 814 (age 67) |
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Background |
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son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, he succeeded his father and co-ruled with his brother Carloman I. The latter got on badly with Charlemagne, but war was prevented by the sudden death of Carloman in 771. Charlemagne continued the policy of his father towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in Italy, and waging war on the Saracens, who menaced his realm from Spain. |
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It was during one of these campaigns that Charlemagne experienced the worst defeat of his life, at Roncesvalles (778). He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, especially the Saxons, and after a protracted war subjected them to his rule. By forcibly converting them to Christianity, he integrated them into his realm and thus paved the way for the later Ottonian dynasty. |
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