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Charles 1 was born on April 2, 742 somewhere in the area of present day Germany. He was the son of the current king of the Franks, Pepin III.
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Pippin who is Charlemagne's father died on this date and it left Charlemagne and his brother Carloman as the sole rulers of the Frank Empire in Europe.
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In the year 771. Charlemagne's brother Carloman died and this left Charlemagne as the sole ruler of the Frank Empire in Europe.
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Charlemagne was an excellent military leader. He was very smart in his tactics that he used. Charlemagne was very dedicated to wanting to unite all the Germanic peoples so he waged many wars to unite them. The first ones that he conquered were the Lombardy people.
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In the year 781 King Charlemagne made a pilgrimage to Italy with his 2 sons. Carloman and Louis. When he went to Italy he asked the Pope to crown his son Carloman the king of Italy. It was tradition in the middle ages for Kings to have their sons as their sons lead part of their kingdom in his name.
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In the year 782 after a three decades long war between Charlemagne's empire and the Saxon people. He is in control of them and he orders all the Saxon people to convert to Christianity or face death. At this time the Saxon people led another revolt against Charlemagne so he ordered 4,500 of the Saxon prisoners to be put to death. This was a very harsh stance and he said whoever else doesn't convert to Christianity that they will also be killed.
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King Charlemagne launches an education revolution in his empire. And he promotes learning across all of his empire which is basically all of Europe. He promotes the printing of books and learning Latin. He makes it easier for everyone on the continent to communicate because they are all learning Latin. His education reform was one of the most important things he's done and its effects are still evident even today.
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Aachen was the city of residence of Charlemagne. It was the political center of the Frank Empire in Europe. Charlemagne wanted to spread Christianity throughout Europe so he had a Cathedral built in this city. This cathedral is also where Charlemagne was buried once he died.
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Pope Leo III is attacked in the streets of Rome and he goes to King Charlemagne for help. King Charlemagne helps him get back to his Cathedral safely. The Pope is so grateful for Charlemagne's help that on Christmas day in the year 800. The Pope crowned King Charlemagne as the emperor of Europe.
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King Charlemagne during his time as king has always wanted to unite all the Frank people and convert them all to Christianity.The Saxon people have been against Charlemagne because they did not want to change from their religious views.So they waged a long war against Charlemagne that lasted more than 3 decades.The Saxon people finally agreed to Charlemagne's terms and they accepted Christianity as their religion.
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On the 28th of January, 814. King Charlemagne died in Aachens. He was buried on the same day he died at the Aachens Cathedral that he built. Although King Charlemagne died his empire continued through his son Louis. Louis ensured that Charlemagne's great empire didn't vanish from Europe.
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