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Oct 1, 732
Battle of Tours
In this battle, the Frankish people, lead by Charles Martel, defeated the invading Spanish Muslims. This lead to the Frankish people idolizing Charles Martel and eventually uniting under his rule. -
Oct 22, 741
Death of Charles Martel
When Charles Martel died, he left his power to his sons. Eventually this power was held exclusively by Pepin the Short. While Charles never held the official title of king, he had the authority of a king to the frankish people and was regarded as such. -
Death of Pepin the Short
With the death of Peppin the short, Carloman and Charlemagne became the rulers of the Frankish Empire -
Death of Charlemagne
Charlemagne was very different from other emperors. He learned to read and attempted to learn to write, which was considered to be unnecessary by most emperors. He also tried to give as many people an education as he could by establishing schools. -
Crowning of Charlemagne
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of teh Romans on Christmas Day in 800 AD by Pope Leo III. This essentially took power away from the Byzantine Emperor, which increased the tensions between the west and east.