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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
king of the Franks (742-814), literally "Carl the Great," from French form of Medieval Latin Carolus Magnus (see Charles + Magnus).
Wikipedia
Charlemagne (; 2 April 742/747/74828 January 814), also known as Charles the Great or Charles I ( Frankish: *Karl), was King of the Franks. He united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries. He took the Frankish throne in 768 and became King of Italy in 774. From 800, he became the first Holy Roman Emperor—the first recognized emperor in Western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. Charlemagne already ruled his kingdom without the help of the Pope, but recognition from the pontiff granted him divine legitimacy in the eyes of his contemporaries.
The expanded Frankish state which Charlemagne founded was called the Carolingian Empire.
Charlemagne was the oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. He became king in 768 following the death of his father, initially as co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in northern Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the Saxons to his east, Christianizing them upon penalty of death, leading to events such as the Massacre of Verden. Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica.
Charlemagne has been called the "Father of Europe" (Pater Europae), as he united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. His rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of energetic cultural and intellectual activity within the Western Church. All Holy Roman Emperors up to the last Emperor Francis II, as well as both the French and German monarchies, considered their kingdoms to be descendants of Charlemagne's empire.
However, the Eastern Orthodox Church views Charlemagne more controversially, labeling as heterodox his support of the filioque and recognition by the Bishop of Rome as legitimate Roman Emperor rather than Irene of Athens of the Eastern Roman Empire. These were but two of the machinations that led to the eventual split of Rome and Constantinople in the Great Schism of 1054.
Charlemagne died in 814, having ruled as emperor for just over thirteen years. He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen in what is today Germany. His son Louis the Pious succeeded him.
Charlemagne is a rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, currently on the SideCho Records label. The group is led by former NoahJohn singer/songwriter, Carl Johns. The group toured Europe in 2004 and has released two albums on SideCho.
Charlemagne is an American extinct comic book series, published by Defiant Comics from February 1994 until July 1994. The series lasted for 5 issues before Defiant ceased publication. A free teaser issue, #0, was published inside Hero Illustrated #9, and not available separately.
Charlemagne (742/747–814) was King of the Franks from 768–814 and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 800–814.
Charlemagne may also refer to:
Charlemagne was a successful songwriting team made up of James Carmichael, Ronald Miller and Kathy Wakefield that worked for Motown in the 1970s. One of the many hits that were written by this team was “Glasshouse,” the last Top 40 Pop single by The Temptations.
Charlemagne is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory. A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are saved by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch. The film is based on a work by J. M. Barrie.
"Charlemagne" is a song performed by English indie pop band Blossoms. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2015 through Virgin EMI Records as the fourth single from their debut self-titled studio album. The song has peaked at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart and number 38 on the Scottish Singles Chart.
Usage examples of "charlemagne".
Not the Oliver of Charlemagne -- but a traitorous Oliver of Armorica, corrupted by a bribe.
The Pope revived the imperial diunity in the person of Charlemagne, and none could claim that dignity in the Western world unless elected and crowned by him, that is, unless elected directly by the Pope or by electors designated by him, and acting under his authority.
She had already changed herself and she had changed her name and the sound of her rechristening was: Latisha Charlemagne.
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On high in amphitheatre field on field, Italian, Egyptian, Austrian, Far heard and of the carnage discord clear, Bells of his escalading triumphs pealed In crashes on a choral chant severe, Heraldic of the authentic Charlemagne, Globe, sceptre, sword, to enfold, to rule, to smite, Make unity of the mass, Coherent or refractory, by his might.
TheComet was moved here from Charlemagne after it had been in business about fifteen years.
Cupid can tell me exactly what happened, but I want you to go through the newstape files on Deluros and Charlemagne and hunt up the official stories.
Baudolino finds the Magi and canonizes Charlemagne Baudolino arrived at Milan when the Milanese were at the end of their strength, partly because of their internal arguments.
Milan at the time of the emperor Mauritius, and long before Charlemagne lived in our land.
Palatine Chapel and, in your presence, with a suite of loyal bishops, including Master Rainald, who as archbishop of Cologne is also the metropolitan of that province, and with a bull from Pope Paschal that legitimizes you, you proclaim Charlemagne saint.
Frederick and Rainald were preparing to canonize Charlemagne, little by little I realized that neither he nor the Magi were enough.
Though he had no knowledge of medicine, he realized that Frederick, holy and Roman emperor, guardian of the most Holy Grasal, hope of Christendom, last and legitimate descendant of Caesar Augustus and Charlemagne, was no more.
Craig raised his left sleeve and the gendarme saw at once that he wore the cuff title of the French Charlemagne Brigade of the Waffen-SS.
Craig Osbourne, immaculate in the black dress uniform of a Colonel in the French Charlemagne Brigade of the Waffen-SS.
The continued political activities of a certain newspaper proprietor had driven him to verse, and he was covering a sheet of foolscap with the beginning of a minor epic expressing his own views on the subject:cf0li720Charles Charleston Charlemagne St.