Charlemagne I think that one of the most important people in the medieval time was Charlemagne. He was the son of a man named Pepin the Short, like his father before him became king of the Franks. After his father died, Charlemagne took over ruling the Franks. Charlemagne did many important things for his people and his kingdom. One of his greatest accomplishments was nearly doubling the borders of his kingdom. His kingdom then included …
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…and raise armies. Charlemagne often went out and checked out th work of his counts first hand. The real thing that held Charlemagne's Empire together was his forceful personality. After Charlemagne died in A.D. 814, his only son, Louis the Pious, couldn't fill Charlemagne's shoes. After Louis died, his three sons fought over the Empire, finally coming to an agreement to split the land, but still, no one was as good an emperor as Charlemagne.