The name Charlemagne (English: /ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/ SHAR-lə-mayn, -⁠MAYN), by which the emperor is normally known in English, comes from the French Charles-le-magne, meaning "Charles the Great". In … 查看更多內容

Charlemagne had eighteen children with seven of his ten known wives or concubines. Nonetheless, he had only four legitimate … 查看更多內容

Vasconia and the Pyrenees
The destructive war led by Pepin in Aquitaine, although brought to a satisfactory conclusion for the Franks, proved the Frankish power structure south of the Loire was feeble and unreliable. After the defeat and … 查看更多內容

By the 6th century, the western Germanic tribe of the Franks had been Christianised, due in considerable measure to the Catholic … 查看更多內容

Early life
The most likely date of Charlemagne's birth is reconstructed from several sources. The … 查看更多內容

Conquest of the Lombard kingdom
At his succession in 772, Pope Adrian I demanded the return of certain cities in the former 查看更多內容

Saxon Wars
Charlemagne was engaged in almost constant warfare throughout his reign, often at the head of his elite scara bodyguard … 查看更多內容