Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans, December 25, 800 AD. Charlemagne aka Charles the Great, 748 - 814. King of the Franks from 768, king of the Lombards from 774, and emperor of the Romans from 800. After a 19th century work by Charles Rochussen.

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