Charlemagne
By: Catie Kroskob
His Accomplishments
- Charlemagne turned the Kingdom of Franks into a great empire
- He promoted literacy and education. He defended the church and protected the pope
- Charlemagne also introduced new standards for coinage and saw to it that it would be strictly maintained
- Also in 800 the Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the Emperor of the Romans
His Characteristics
- Charlemagne was a sincere man. It was said he wept like a child when one of his dear friends passed
- He was a joyous person; people that would approach him sad would leave with a more happy and positive attitude