Charlemagne

Charlemagne The Life of Charlemagne When Pepin, the King of the Franks died in 768, his sons Charlemagne and Carloman were appointed as his successors. The kingdom was divided equally between them. Charlemagne became sole ruler of the Frankish kingdom in 771 when his brother Carloman died. So began Charlemagne’s reign as one of the greatest kings in medieval times. Under Charlemagne’s rule, a common government, a common faith and a common culture united much of Western Europe. That was his legacy. It was not Charlemagne’s military prowess that won him a vast kingdom, as Einhard believed. It was Charlemagne’s strong personality that was the driving force behind his military successes, as well as the glue that held his kingdom together. Charlemagne was a simple man with strong family ties and religious beliefs. He was a man of great vision and determination with a diplomatic flair that few men of his time possessed. His exceptional organizational skills and his belief in education were the hallmarks of his administration. During his reign, Charlemagne engaged in numerous military campaigns. “He so largely increased the Frank’s kingdom, which was already great and strong when he received it at his einhard, kingdom, made, charles, war, charles’, charlemagne, people, military, kings, empire, determination, vision, neuschel, man, king, government, duke, cohen, charlemagne’s, after, won, until, traveled, sure, strong, sons, skills, rule, reign, power, poor, over, one, men, make, keep, himself, great, good, et, diplomatic, died, death, common, church, became, al, added, charles