Annabelle Ackling and Drew Louis
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
Charlemagne
Information
- Charlemagne also known as Charles the Great
- Founder on the Carolingian Empire
Pope Leo II named him Emperor in 800 - He expanded his kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of western and central Europe
- Charlemagne’s Empire United most of western Europe which hadn't been done sense the Roman Empire.
- He forcibly Christianized the people of the east especially the Saxons.
- After Carlomans (his brother) death in 771 Charlemagne quickly took over the kingdom
- Charlemagne built an empire greater than any known since ancient rome
- By 800 his empire consisted of Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
- First emperor of western Europe
- He removed the Lombards from power in italy
Essential Questions
What did Charlemagne do to expand the Carolingian Empire?
What did Charlemagne do to expand Christianity in western Europe?
What did Charlemagne do to expand Christianity in western Europe?