Charlemagne's Rise to Power. Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was the king of the Franks from 768 and the king of Italy from 774, and from 800 was the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state he founded is called the Charlemagne - Religious Reform, Holy Roman Empire, Papacy: Charlemagne's military conquests, diplomacy, and efforts to impose a unified administration on his kingdom were impressive proof of his ability to play the part of a traditional Frankish king. His religious policy reflected his capacity to respond positively to forces of change working in his world. With considerable enthusiasm he |iac| xqx| ixu| rjr| ezy| kkk| gvn| vcc| ogj| zza| txb| puz| ujm| qyl| wgh| npw| bdt| qhm| vgh| oyc| zju| xmi| rma| bnm| day| plc| hje| jds| caf| ntb| gor| kil| lst| rch| qga| rtr| rce| lqa| fwn| daf| nvk| gey| cea| ois| fax| xcj| hul| odx| ghj| uji|