Charlemagne

During the year 800-814 Charlemagne was known as the Holy Roman emperor and king of the Franks. Throughout his reign approximately all of central and western Europe was included in his Kingdom and Carolingian Renaissance was also started by him. There were two main territories in his empire namely west and east Francia which are chief parts of two important entities of Europe. Initially the East Francia was the Holy Roam Empire but later became the German modern state and while West Francia is modern day France.

Charlemagne is believed as the father of Europe who ruled the immense Frankish kingdom since 768 till his death in 814 and from the year 800 he was also the Holy Roman emperor. After the collapse of Rome he established the initial empire of Western Europe. His Aix-la-Chapelle court was known as the centre of Carolingian Renaissance and was also considered as hub of classical learning. Chalrlemagne’s legend and life is being impressively introduced in this book.

During this time growth as an emperor is described by Matthias Becher, he also outlines Charlemagne’s military and political strategies used against the Lombards, the Saxons, and others which resulted in integrating of these domains into his empire. Under the Charlemagne reign huge changes were seen as pointed by Becher like introduction of jury courts, introduction of new coinage, beginning of Frankish framer, revision and writing of laws of the Franks and reformation of weights and measures. Becher also specifies that antique traditions were being referred by Charlemagne for providing spiritual basis to his kingdom and existence of tension due to difference between traditional and modern thinking in Charlemagne’s court was also explored by him. Becher thus conclu...

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...ting against the Lombards (people of Germany who were having control over the central and northern part of Itlay) to protect the Pope. Also during the same period Charlemagne understood the significance of Roman Catholic Church and worldly powers.

Through 768-814 Charlemagne ruled over Western Europe including France, Belgium, Franks, Netherlands, Western Germany and Luxembourg. He was also called as Karl & Charles The Great. He had a motive of uniting all the Germanic people into a single kingdom and to transform them to Christianity. Keeping his goal as his first priority, he spend major time period of his rule indulged in wars. He became King of Rome during 800 and was crowned by Pope Leo III. Charlemagne was able to accomplish his goals before he died in 814. He spread Christianity in west, stimulated the Carolingian Renaissance, reinforced cultural in Europe.