Charlemagne
Medieval European unifier
Charlemagne was king of the Franks from 768 and emperor of the Romans from 800 until his death in 814.
He united much of Western Europe through conquest and alliance, earning the epithet "father of Europe." His name, meaning "Charles the Great," appears in references to medieval European power and the idea of a unified Christian empire: a Charlemagne of the business world.
Medieval Germanic political entity
- cultural revivalRestoration of heritage practices
- educational reformImproving learning institutions systematically
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- Holy Roman EmperorMedieval Germanic imperial monarch
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- anointingCeremonial oil application
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
Early medieval Frankish dynasty
Administrative territorial divisions
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- palatineHaving kingly privileges
- royal courtMonarch's official household
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
legislation · standardization · vassalage · benefice · royal estates · chancery · notaries · assembly
Encirclement forcing surrender
- cavalryMounted military force
- infantryGround combat troops
- expansionIncrease in scope
- subjugationForcing into submission
annexation · tribute · fortification · battlefield · military strategy · deportation
Spreading religious doctrine
- forced conversionCoerced change of faith
- bishopricsEpiscopal administrative regions
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- tithesReligious tenth-part contributions
Holy Roman Empire
Medieval Germanic political entity
- cultural revivalRestoration of heritage practices
- educational reformImproving learning institutions systematically
- liberal artsNon-vocational higher education
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- Holy Roman EmperorMedieval Germanic imperial monarch
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- anointingCeremonial oil application
Merovingians
Early medieval Frankish dynasty
counties
Administrative territorial divisions
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- palatineHaving kingly privileges
- royal courtMonarch's official household
administration · legislation · standardization · vassalage · benefice · royal estates · chancery · notaries · assembly · denarius
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
subjugation · annexation · tribute · fortification · battlefield · military strategy · deportation
evangelization
Spreading religious doctrine
- forced conversionCoerced change of faith
- bishopricsEpiscopal administrative regions
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- French HistoryNapoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution, Napoleon, Bastille, Reign of Terror
- German HistoryNazi, Prussia, Saxony, Reichstag, Napoleonic Wars
- Christian MonarchsConstantine, Clovis, Justinian, Saint Louis, Saint Stephen
- European MonarchsFrederick Barbarossa, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Franz Joseph I
- European RoyaltyQueen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Diana
- Famous CatholicsPope Francis, Thomas More, Flannery O'Connor, Philip II, Louis XIV
CharlemagneHarun al-Rashid
Charles, Carol, Caroline, Carl, Carlos, Charlie, Karl, Carolingian, Carlo