... peasants and believed that government should be for the benefit of the governed. One example of this is displayed by Einhard, one of Charlemagne's prominent figures, who wrote a biography on Charlemagne years after his death. In an excerpt from the biography Einhard stated, "He was firm and steady in his human relationships, developing friendship easily, keeping it up with care and doing ... ...

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... the most influential political leader of Western Europe in the early medieval period, and he proclaimed to love the Church of St. Peter the Apostle and was a devoted catholic (Blackboard, Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne, pg. 56). Charlemagne used support from the Church in the division of sub-districts headed by nobles. He converted to Catholicism at a very early point in ... ...

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... wars with the Saxons. Soon, the Saxons were forced to accept the terms of Charlemagne; they had to leave their pagan religion, accept Christianity, and be united with the Franks (Einhard p.133). During the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the High Middle Ages, the Church discharged its religious mission through the crusades, initiated by the Church in order to spread Christianity ... ...

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