The crowning of Charlemagne in AD 800 and his achievements prior it.
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On a cold Christmas Day in Rome; 800, fifty-eight year old Charlemagne came to Rome in answer to Pope Leo's cries for help against enemies that wanted to overthrow him. Despite the fact that this wasn't his first time being crowned, he didn't expect to be crowned the Emperor of the West, by the pope. That Christmas Day, Charlemagne, son of Pepin the Short, dressed in a garment of gold cloth, with jeweled boots and a …
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…did not like the fact that the pope had chosen to do the crowning himself. He didn't want the king to only be crowned by the pope or the pope would have too much authority. To break this unwanted precedent, his son, Louis, will not be crowned by a pope but by Charlemagne himself. Charlemagne will definitely be successful emperor and he will set a good example for others that will follow in his footsteps.
…did not like the fact that the pope had chosen to do the crowning himself. He didn't want the king to only be crowned by the pope or the pope would have too much authority. To break this unwanted precedent, his son, Louis, will not be crowned by a pope but by Charlemagne himself. Charlemagne will definitely be successful emperor and he will set a good example for others that will follow in his footsteps.
