... people was to bring about religious, political, and educational reforms that would change the history of Europe. Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen, the son of "Pepin the Short- and grandson of Charles Martel. His grandfather, Charles, had begun the process of unifying western Europe, in the belief that ... sons. Three years later Carloman died and Charlemagne took control of the entire kingdom. He inherited great wealth and a powerful army, built by his father and grandfather. Charlemagne used the army and his own skillful planning to more than double the size of the Frankish Kingdo...

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Pepin the short, Charlemagne father, was King of the Franks and annoited by the pope as divine leader. During his rule Pepin deported the Lombards from Rome. He pillaged their right to live in Rome. ... his army into Spain to battle the infidel Sarcens. In 800 Pope Leo crowned Charlemagne the new Roman emperor which sanctified the kingdom. Charlemagne was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked to strengthen the empire. He had local officials called counts to help him. Counts solved local problems, stopped feuds, protected the weak, and raised armies. Every ... it had been rul...

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