Charlemagne
2 April 748 — 28 January 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 Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the Carolingian Dynasty. Carolingian Dynasty family tree
- Parents: Pepin the Short, Bertrada of Laon
- Spouse: Hildegard of the Vinzgau
- Children: Charles the Younger, Pepin of Italy, Louis the Pious
- Siblings: Carloman I
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates -39, 21.
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