Person748–814
Charlemagne
King of the Franks from 768 and of the Lombards from 774, crowned emperor in Rome on 25 December 800; he united most of Western and Central Europe and patronized the Carolingian Renaissance.
- Dates
- 2 April 748 – 28 January 814
- Events
- 4 events
- Regions
- Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Siege of Pavia and fall of the Lombard kingdomSeptember 773 – June 774 · Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Roncevaux Pass15 August 778 · Western and Central Europe
- Saxon Wars772–804 · Western and Central Europe
- Coronation of Charlemagne25 December 800 · Western and Central Europe