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The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son Louis the Pious as ruler of the Frankish Empire.
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Charlemagne
King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor (748–814)
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Holy Roman Emperor
Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 800 to 1806
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period, was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire. The title was held in conjunction with the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Louis the Pious
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 813 to 840
Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carolingian Empire
Frankish empire in Europe (800–887)
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774. In 800, Pope Leo…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 28
Day of the year
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