Charlemagne

Emperor of the West · Father of Europe · Holy Roman Emperor · 742–814 AD

The Frankish king who united most of Western Europe and became the first Holy Roman Emperor.

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1. King of the Franks — Rising in a fractured Europe
2. Conquest and Forced Conversion — Building an empire by the sword
3. Crowned Emperor — Reviving the idea of Rome
4. The Revival of Learning — Light in a dark age
5. The Father of Europe? — A contested founding figure

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