Charlemagne

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (c. 747 - 814), king of the Franks and Christian Emperor of the West; son of the Frankish king Pepin the Short. He did much to define the shape and character of medieval Europe and presided over what has become known as the Carolingian Renaissance. In Renaud de Montauban he is a vindictive and stubborn character.

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For a detailed study of his life and reign, see Matthias Becher, Charlemagne (Yale University Press, 2005)

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