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For a quick overview of the progress of Charlemagne's life, consult the chronological listing of significant events below.

Timeline

• 742: Charles the Great is born on April 2, traditionally in this year, but possibly as late as 747
• 751: Charlemagne's father Pippin is declared king, beginning what would later be called the Carolingian dynasty
• 768: Upon the death of Pippin, the kingdom of Francia is divided between Charles and his brother Carloman
• 771: Carloman dies; Charles becomes sole ruler
• 772: Charlemagne makes his first raid on the Saxons, which is a success; but this was just the beginning of an extended struggle against the decentralized pagan tribes
• 774: Charlemagne conquers Lombardy and becomes King of the Lombards
• 777: Construction of a palace in Aachen begins
• 778: An unsuccessful siege of Saragossa, Spain, is followed by an ambush of Charlemagne's retreating army by the Basques at Roncesvalles
• 781: Charles makes a pilgrimage to Rome and has his son Pippin proclaimed King of Italy; here he meets
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  Charlemagne

  King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor

  For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation).

  Charlemagne (SHAR-lə-mayn; 2 April 748^[a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814. He united most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

  A member of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty, Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. With his brother, Carloman I, he became king of the Franks in 768 following Pepin's death and became the sole ruler three years later. Charlemagne continued his father's policy of protecting the papacy and became its chief defender, removing the Lombards from power in northern Italy in 774. His re

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  Charlemagne
  (742-814)

  During the Middle Ages, when religious art dominated, few political portraits were commissioned. Charlemagne's images were created only after his death, so his actual appearance remains a mystery.

  Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was King of the Franks from 768-814 and was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire. He is also credited with stimulating European economic and political life and leading a cultural revival known as the Carolingian Renaissance. He achieved these ends through forming a political alliance with the rival power of the papacy and the strengthening of fuedal institutions. As a result, northern Europe emerged in the high and late Middle Ages as the dominant economic, political, and cultural force of the Western World.

  Charlemagne was born in 742 to Pepin the Short and Bertrada. In 741 Pepin had become mayor of the palace, and in 751 he unseated the last Merov