Charlemagne Karl was to 747, the son of the mayor of the palace Pepin the Younger Later the king of the Franks. Karl was 768 king and 771 autocrat in the Frankish Empire. 774 he settled in Italy as king of the Lombards crown, defeated 772-792 in three wars the heathen Saxons and divided their territories into his kingdom. 788 he subjugated Duke Tassilo III. from Bavaria. Christmas 800 crowned him Pope Leo III. emperor in Rome

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( 742–814 ) , king of the Franks 768–814 and Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles I) 800–814; Latin name Carolus Magnus ; known as Charles the Great . As the first Holy Roman emperor, Charlemagne promoted the arts and education, and his court became the cultural center of the Carolingian Renaissance.

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