The Crowning of Charlemagne, 800 AD, (19th century). Charlemagne (c742-814), king of the Franks (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III. Charlemagne's kingdom included almost all of western and central Europe. Card from a series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle.

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