Charlemagne in his coronation with the imperial crown Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 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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