10 events with tag "Charlemagne"
768
ID: 2886
Charlemagne and Carloman inherit - kingdom divided, Charles gets Austrasia and northern Aquitaine, Carloman gets Burgundy and southern regions
ID: 2886
768
ID: 2883
September 24, 768
Death of Pepin the Short - kingdom divided between sons Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman, buried at Saint-Denis
ID: 2883
772
ID: 3929
Adrian I becomes ninety-fifth pope - allies with Charlemagne, longest reign until Pius IX
ID: 3929
781
ID: 4078
Alcuin meets Charlemagne at Parma - emperor recruits him to lead educational reform, pivotal moment
ID: 4078
782
ID: 4079
Alcuin arrives at Aachen - becomes head of palace school, begins transforming Frankish education
ID: 4079
784
ID: 4081
Alcuin creates palace academy - gives classical nicknames: Charlemagne is 'David', himself 'Flaccus' (Horace)
ID: 4081
795
ID: 3930
St. Leo III becomes ninety-sixth pope - crowns Charlemagne Emperor on Christmas 800
ID: 3930
799
ID: 4090
Alcuin writes to Charlemagne about imperium - influences thinking before imperial coronation
ID: 4090
801
ID: 4092
Alcuin presents Tours Bible to Charlemagne - Christmas gift, masterpiece of Carolingian manuscripts
ID: 4092
814
ID: 2923
January 28, 814
Death of Charlemagne - dies at 71 after 46-year reign, buried in Aachen chapel, Louis inherits intact empire
ID: 2923