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Definition of Charlemagne
1. Noun. King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814).
Generic synonyms: Carlovingian, Carolingian, Holy Roman Emperor
Derivative terms: Carolingian
Definition of Charlemagne
1. Proper noun. One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charlemagne
Literary usage of Charlemagne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"The head and body of Charlemagne were consecrated by the royal unction; after
the example of the Caesars he was saluted or adored by the ..."
2. Medieval and Modern Times: An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson (1919)
"In the first place, the eastern emperors continued to reign in Constantinople
for centuries, quite regardless of Charlemagne and his successors. ..."
3. Readings in the History of Education: A Collection of Sources and Readings by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1920)
"Letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne (Alcuin's Letters; trans, ... This letter,
written to Charlemagne in 796, shortly after taking up his work at Tours, ..."
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