Charlemagne

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Carolingian dynasty member Frankish king Holy Roman Emperor human medieval ruler

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Charlemagne canonical 197
Karl der Große 2
Carolus Magnus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 am Rhein ⓘ
surface form: Ingelheim
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (203)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of the Franks → notableRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
North Shore municipalities → hasMunicipality → Charlemagne ⓘ
Christianization of Saxony → notableFigure → Charlemagne ⓘ
Saxon Wars → commander → Charlemagne ⓘ
Saxon Wars → ledBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
King of the Franks → notableTitleHolder → Charlemagne ⓘ
Charlemagne Division → namedAfter → Charlemagne ⓘ
Charlemagne Productions → namedAfter → Charlemagne ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony → foundedBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Carolingian Christianity → associatedWithRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
Carolingian aristocracy → associatedWithRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
Osnabrück Cathedral → founder → Charlemagne ⓘ
Quality → producer → Charlemagne ⓘ
Saxons → wereConqueredBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Offa of Mercia → correspondedWith → Charlemagne ⓘ
Sceptre of Charlemagne → associatedWith → Charlemagne ⓘ
Sceptre of Charlemagne → namedAfter → Charlemagne ⓘ
Liudger → contemporaryOf → Charlemagne ⓘ
Palatine Chapel → commissionedBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Palatine Chapel → builder → Charlemagne ⓘ
Palatine Chapel → patron → Charlemagne ⓘ
Aquisgranum → associatedWithPerson → Charlemagne ⓘ
Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom → hasCommander → Charlemagne ⓘ
Desiderius → successor → Charlemagne ⓘ
Desiderius → defeatedBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Desiderius → capturedBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Abbey of Hersfeld → grantedBy → Charlemagne ⓘ
Louis the German → grandfather → Charlemagne ⓘ
Bernard of Italy → grandfather → Charlemagne ⓘ
Bernard of Italy → hasAncestor → Charlemagne ⓘ
Treaty of Verdun → grandsonsOf → Charlemagne ⓘ
Corona Ferrea → usedToCrown → Charlemagne ⓘ
Charles Martel → influenced → Charlemagne ⓘ
Carloman I → sibling → Charlemagne ⓘ
Carloman I → coRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
Carloman I → successor → Charlemagne ⓘ
Lombards → conqueredByRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
Charlemagne building → namedAfter → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin the Short → child → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin the Short → successor → Charlemagne ⓘ
Saint William of Gellone → relative → Charlemagne ⓘ
Saint William of Gellone → cousin → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin of Italy → father → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin of Italy → predecessor → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin of Italy → notableFamilyMember → Charlemagne ⓘ
Pepin of Landen → hasDescendant → Charlemagne ⓘ
Arnulf of Metz → relative → Charlemagne ⓘ
the Wild Hunt → leader → Charlemagne ⓘ
subject surface form: Wild Hunt
Carolingian period → hasKeyRuler → Charlemagne ⓘ
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad → sentEmbassyTo → Charlemagne ⓘ