Charlemagne was crowned emperor on December 25, 800 after he got rid of the mob that attacked the pope. In this role, he had encouraged the Carolignian Renaissance, a intellectual and cultural revival in the country of Europe.
Charlemagne extended the Frankish empire by leading soldiers into battle each summer. He conquered new lands to the south and east and through these conquests, he had spread Christianity. He strengthened his royal power by limiting nobles authority. He surrounded himself with scholars so that he could learn and open up a palace school for his children.
The pope crowned him emperor after he was attacked by a mob. Charlemagne attacked the mob and a safely got the pope back. As a reward the pope crowned Charlemagne emperor.
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Joan of arc was a French peasant girl who felt God wanted her to rescue France from the English. On May 7, 1429, Joan of Arc led the French into the battle of Orleans.
The French retreated but a few soldiers and Joan fought again. The rest of the French army followed and the French won.
This is important because it causes Joan of Arc to get Charles to travel with her to Reims. Charles was then crowned king on July 17, 1429. It also lead the French to be victorious. Without Joan of Arc they would not have been successful or raised victorious.
Martin Luther, acting on his belief, wrote the 95 Theses, which was a list of propositions and and questions for a debate. On October 31, 1517, he defiantly nailed up a copy of his written 95 Thesis to the door of the Wittenberg Castle.
The 95 theses are statements, written by Luther, coming from attacking pardon merchants. This started when he wanted to put a stand to Friar Johann Tetzel. In order to raise money for the church, this friar sold pardons. This mislead people that buying pardons could let them go to heaven, thus is why Luther wrote the 95
B. Joan of Arc women, but have you ever read about a female general who led her troops against the enem and won? There are not many of them, and in medieval Europe there was only one loan of Arc, who was she? And how did it happen that a young girl who never learned to read and write became a general? At that time there were many wars between England and France to decide who should rule France. In i428 the English had almost won and there seemed to be no hope for the French. Then something strange happened. A 17-year-old girl came to the French King Charles VII and told him that she had been sent by God to drive the English out of France and to see him crowned. The girl was loan of Arc Joan of Arc is one of the most romantic figures
Martin’s 95 theses was a document of complaints and dislikes about the church. When he visited Rome and saw the corruption he was appalled because of the way things were in the church. Increasingly growing more and more angry about it he wrote his 95 theses. He wanted a change so badly that he grew bold and he got his theses printed and attached the document to the doors of the church. The pope at the time only brushed Luther’s theses off little did he know that in the near future Luther would get so much attention for his theses and gain followers as well.
The rise of power for Charlemagne was initially a hereditary right, but he used that as a stepping stone to become the most well-known king of all time. The story really begins with the father of Charles, Pepin. The position of mayor of the palace was given to both Pepin and his brother Carloman, who worked together in “splendid harmony.” (137) But after a few years Carloman decided to join the monks and lead a monastery life leaving only Pepin to be the mayor of the palace. Then Pope Zacharias decided that the mayor of the palace, Pepin, deserved to be King due to his influence among his people. While king, he waged war against Waifar, duke of Aquitaine, and this lasted for nine years, by the end of while Pepin died. This left the kingdom to be equally divided among both Charles and Carloman. Charles took up the kingdom of his father, while Carloman took the kingdom of his uncle. There was a lot o...
His initial reason for traveling to Rome was to “set the affairs of the church in order, because all was confusion;” however, his final trip to Rome caused him to be crowned emperor. (christ203). One of the affairs of the church was that Pope Leo “tore out his eyes and cut out his tounge” (christ203). Although Charlemagne did not expect to be crowned emperor, it allowed the pope to obtain military security from Charlemagne (book). “He was the first Emperor to rule since the Fall of Rome”-reword (livescience.com) His motto as Emperor was “Revival of the Roman empire.” (book). Charlemagne also realized the laws of the Romans were faulty. “He decided to add what was missing, sort out the discrepancies, and correct what was wrong.” (chrisitan203). Pope Leo then said "life and victory to Charles Augustus, crowned by God, the great and peaceful emperor of the Romans." (add somewhere)
Charlemagne accomplishes many deeds. One includes Charlemagne capturing the Breton’s. He conquers their land in the westernmost part of Gaul since they did not listen to him (25). Charlemagne, in his lifetime, will go through many wars. Many among those are listed in Notker. Notker his second book on Charlemagne goes into more detail about how the wars were brought about. Wars His rule is not limited to wars. Charlemagne sought out to initiate a sort of Renaissance period
About six hundred years ago in Europe, the French and the English were fighting for the French throne. Charles VII, the dauphin, was fighting against Henry VI, the King of England (Clin, 3). This war, later known as the Hundred Years’ War, took place during the 15th century. Joan of Arc, a peasant girl from Domrémy, joined the side of the dauphin after voices that she claimed came from saints, instructed her to help (Schmalz). Her influence brought about the end of the siege on Orléans and the coronation of King Charles. Joan was able to rally the French forces and turn the momentum of the entire war around (Clin, 3). Despite being a woman in a time when females were subjugate to males, Joan of Arc was the most influential warrior in the Hundred Years’ War because her leading role in the break of the siege on Orléans, the crowning of the king and her symbolic significance for France were major turning points in the war.
Charlemagne Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became the undisputed ruler of Western Europe, “By the sword and the cross.” (Compton’s 346) As Western Europe was deteriorating Charlemagne was crowned the privilege of being joint king of the Franks in 768 A.D. People of Western Europe, excluding the church followers, had all but forgotten the great gifts of education and arts that they had possessed at one time. Charlemagne solidly defeated barbarians and kings in identical fashion during his reign. Using the re-establishment of education and order, Charlemagne was able to save many political rights and restore culture in Western Europe.
Charlemagne was born between 742 and 748, and died on January 28th 814 at age 71. His father was Pepin the Short who had become King of the Franks in 751. After the death of his father, Charlemagne became King of the Franks himself, with his brother Carloman, splitting the empire in half. The brothers were not fond of having to split the empire in half for three years. The way they would communicate would be through their mother. Carloman mysteriously died one day, and to this day in history, no one knows for sure whether or not Charlemagne was involved with it. Once his brother died, Charlemagne would take over the whole empire in 771 at age 24. He was now the emperor of the largest single kingdom in Europe.
Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, reigned during a time of much turmoil and upheaval in Europe during middle ages. Charlemagne’s background and family history contributed much to his rise to power. The triumphs of his past lineage prepared him to take on the task of governing the Frankish Empire, and defending it from invaders. Charlemagne accomplished much during his supremacy. He not only brought education back into medieval Europe, but also invented an efficient way to govern his people.
Under Charlemagne’s rule, a flourishing Christian Empire was born. After Charlemagne was crowned in 800 by Pope Leo III, Europe became more unified and Christianity was spreading rapidly. Before this cultural spark, Europe was suffering politically, socially and economically. Invaders were common and posed as serious threats to the Europeans. Muslims swept throughout Europe and took over and ruled numerous countries. Charlemagne fought Muslims, Saxons, Avars and Slavs which lead to a better life for many. Charlemagne’s influence was very strong, and even after he died he left Europe with great improvements.
In 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas day. When Charlemagne knelt at the altar to pray during Mass, Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Romans in Saint Peter's Basilica. Supposedly, Charlemagne did not know of the Pope's intent when he entered the cathedral.
Joan of Arc -Joan of Arc was a peasant girl living in Medieval France. She believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory against England because she had visions, she was soon captured by Anglo Burgundian forces and tried for witchcraft and heresy and burned at the stake.
“Charles the Great” HUM 2223 201610 Juliana Correa 10/01/2015 Word Count: “Charles the Great” Charlemagne was a Roman Emperor in 800 AD. Inheriting the Frankish kingdom from his father, along with his brother Carloman. Since Carloman died in 771, Charlemagne then inherited the entire kingdom (Sparks). Charlemagne was responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance. This Renaissance helped establish schools so the people and especially the priests and bishops to read the religious texts.
Charlemagne can be described as “the greatest king of the middle ages,” and he became emperor or king around the year 768 A.D. after his brother died and left him as the only heir to his father. It all started about a century earlier with a Frankish warlord named Pepin. Pepin had come to power by forcing his way to become the Frankish kings trusted right-hand man. He would begin to use his authority while upholding that he was only a royal servant. After Pepin died his son Charles Martel would then govern Merovingian areas and the Frankish royal administration.
Religion is among one of the aspects that defines culture. This was a key concept for those living in the Middle Ages, whose lives were dominated by religion. More specifically, those in high positions of the church dominated their lives because the church provided a unified culture, or belief system. In fact, in the Early Middle Ages, rulers needed the support of the church to legitimize their rule. This was the case for Charlemagne, who united much of Western Europe and converted his subjects to Christianity. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans in 800(History). “The assumption of the title of emperor of Charlemagne in