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<p> E . [[Charles]] or Karl the Great, the first Carlovingian king of the Franks, son and successor of [[Pepin]] le Bref (the Short); became sole ruler on the death of his brother [[Carloman]] in 771; he subjugated by his arms the southern Gauls, the Lombards, the Saxons, and the Avares, and conducted a successful expedition against the [[Moors]] in Spain, with the result that his kingdom extended from the Ebro to the Elbe; having passed over into [[Italy]] in support of the Pope, he was on [[Christmas]] Day 800 crowned [[Emperor]] of the West, after which he devoted himself to the welfare of his subjects, and proved himself as great in legislation as in arms; enacted laws for the empire called capitularies, reformed the judicial administration, patronised letters, and established schools; kept himself in touch and <i> au courant </i> with everything over his vast domain; he died and was buried at Aix-la-Chapelle (742-814). </p> | <p> [[E]] . [[Charles]] or Karl the Great, the first [[Carlovingian]] king of the Franks, son and successor of [[Pepin]] le Bref (the Short); became sole ruler on the death of his brother [[Carloman]] in 771; he subjugated by his arms the southern Gauls, the Lombards, the Saxons, and the Avares, and conducted a successful expedition against the [[Moors]] in Spain, with the result that his kingdom extended from the [[Ebro]] to the Elbe; having passed over into [[Italy]] in support of the Pope, he was on [[Christmas]] [[Day]] 800 crowned [[Emperor]] of the West, after which he devoted himself to the welfare of his subjects, and proved himself as great in legislation as in arms; enacted laws for the empire called capitularies, reformed the judicial administration, patronised letters, and established schools; kept himself in touch and <i> au courant </i> with everything over his vast domain; he died and was buried at Aix-la-Chapelle (742-814). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70441"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/charlemagne Charlemagne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70441"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/charlemagne Charlemagne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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