Charlemagne
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Charlemagne was the medieval Frankish ruler who united much of Western and Central Europe and became the first Holy Roman Emperor, laying foundations for modern European states.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl der Große | 2 |
| Carolus Magnus | 1 |
| Charles the Great | 1 |
| KAROLUS MAGNUS | 1 |
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian dynasty member
ⓘ
Frankish king ⓘ Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ human ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| advisor |
Alcuin of York
ⓘ
Einhard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolus Magnus
Charlemagne ⓘ
surface form:
Charles the Great
Charlemagne ⓘ
surface form:
Karl der Große
|
| birthDate |
circa 742
ⓘ
possibly 747 ⓘ |
| birthName | Charles ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
possibly Aachen region ⓘ possibly Herstal ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Aachen Cathedral precincts
ⓘ
surface form:
Aachen Cathedral
|
| canonizationStatus | venerated as a saint in parts of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| child |
Bertha
ⓘ
Carloman I ⓘ
surface form:
Carloman of Bavaria
Charles the Younger ⓘ Gisela ⓘ Hildegard ⓘ Hruodhaid ⓘ Emperor Louis the Pious ⓘ
surface form:
Louis the Pious
Pepin of Italy ⓘ Pepin the Hunchback ⓘ Rotrude ⓘ Ruodhaid ⓘ Theodrada ⓘ |
| coronatedBy | Pope Leo III ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 800-12-25 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Old St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| coRuler | Carloman I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ |
| deathDate | 814-01-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Aachen ⓘ |
| dynasty | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Franks ⓘ |
| father | Pepin the Short ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of medieval European monarchy
ⓘ
formation of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ later French monarchy ⓘ later German monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being crowned first Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
founding the Carolingian Empire ⓘ promoting the Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ reforming education and script ⓘ uniting much of Western and Central Europe ⓘ |
| language |
spoke Old High German
ⓘ
understood Latin ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a founding figure of both France and Germany
ⓘ
symbol of European unity ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Avar campaign
ⓘ
Battle of Roncevaux Pass ⓘ Lombard–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard campaign
Saxon Wars ⓘ |
| mother | Bertrada of Laon ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Pippinids ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Admonitio Generalis
ⓘ
Capitulary for Saxony ⓘ |
| patronage |
education
ⓘ
monastic reform ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Romans
King of the Franks ⓘ Rex Langobardorum ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Lombards
|
| predecessor | Pepin the Short ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
as King of the Franks: 814
ⓘ
as King of the Lombards: 814 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
as King of the Franks: 768
ⓘ
as King of the Lombards: 774 ⓘ as sole King of the Franks: 771 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
Aachen
ⓘ
Ingelheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Desiderata of the Lombards
ⓘ
Fastrada ⓘ Hildegard ⓘ
surface form:
Hildegard of the Vinzgau
Himiltrude ⓘ Luitgard ⓘ |
| successor |
Emperor Louis the Pious
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis the Pious
|
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.