Charlemagne

Charlemagne
Imperator Romanorum
A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus)
King of the Franks
Reign	9 October 768 – 28 January 814
Coronation	9 October 768 Noyon
Predecessor	Pepin the Short
Successor	Louis the Pious
Co-ruler	Carloman I (768–771) Charles (800–811)
King of the Lombards (Italy)
Reign	June 774 – 28 January 814
Predecessor	Desiderius
Successor	Bernard
Co-ruler	Pepin of Italy (781–810)
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
Reign	25 December 800 – 28 January 814
Coronation	25 December 800 Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Successor	Louis the Pious
Born	(748-04-02)2 April 748[a] Francia
Died	28 January 814(814-01-28) (aged 65) Aachen, Francia
Burial	Aachen Cathedral
Spouse	Desiderata (m. c. 770; annulled 771) Hildegard (m. 771; d. 783) Fastrada (m. c. 783; d. 794) Luitgard (m. c. 794; d. 800)
Issue	Pepin the Hunchback Charles the Younger Pepin of Italy Louis the Pious
Dynasty	Carolingian
Father	Pepin the Short
Mother	Bertrada of Laon
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity
Signum manus

Charlemagne (/ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn/ SHAR-lə-mayn; Latin: Carolus Magnus, French: Charlemagnes, English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Große, Dutch: Karel de Grote) (c. 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was the king of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was crowned as the Emperor on Christmas Day, 800. He was the older son of King Pippin III of the Carolingian dynasty. When Pippin died, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman ruled together. When Carloman died in 771 Charlemagne became the only ruler of the Franks.^[1]
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1. ↑ Frederick, Robert (2004). 100 Great Leaders. India: RUMC. ISBN 0-7554-3390-4. Retrieved November 23, 2010.