Starting with the rise of Clovis I, the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one banner, we explore how this powerful kingdom became the precursor to the Holy Roman ...

Elected in A.D. 795, Pope Leo III was the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman emperor—setting the stage for a Great Schism that would come under one of his namesake successors.

The Middle Ages saw it come under the rule of Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire, before later invaders, notably the Spanish in the seventeenth century, followed by the Austrians in the eighteenth.

Sharon was lost for words when host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said: 'Charlemagne (the former king who transformed Europe) is your 38th great-grandfather. The first Holy Roman Emperor' ...

On January 28, 814, Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire died in Aachen, Austrasia. EUROPA 2022 – Stories & Myths Issued by Andorra, French administration in 2022 ...

It's judgement day for Charlemagne of the Roman Empire (not 'Holy' Roman Empire, I hasten to add, as leaders are no longer attached to their historical civilisations in Civilization 7). I'm ...

Charlemagne (748–814) ruled a vast empire in the 8th century, uniting most of Western and Central Europe. He became a recognized emperor from the West after Rome’s fall, making him the first ...

The Holy Roman Empire, not to be confused with the Roman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in human history. It is traditionally dated back to when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor ...