The birth of the Holy Roman Empire—and the unlikely king who ruled it. ... Charlemagne crowned his son, Louis the Pious, king of Aquitaine, as co-emperor. When he died in 814, ...

Charlemagne was crowned emperor, but in the intervening centuries, that title would evolve into Leader of the Holy Roman Empire, which did not exist during Charlemagne's time.

Charlemagne has been revealed for ... the powerful King of the Franks and Lombards was crowned Roman Emperor in the year 800 by the Pope, which laid the foundations for the Holy Roman Empire. ...

Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks in 768 and appointed the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

The Empire included most of western and central Europe and was created in the year 800 when Charlemagne the Great, on Christmas Day, was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III.

Charlemagne is known as “the father of Europe,” and little wonder. The Frankish king and conqueror was crowned emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800, and thus the Holy Roman Empire came ...

Richard was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1257 which was over 400 years after his predecessor Charlemagne. The silk seal bag will be on display in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster ...