Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

This symbiotic relationship led to Charlemagne being proclaimed emperor of the Romans, making him the first person to hold this title since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The coronation was ...

He was the first emperor to rule Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Though Charlemagne gained no substantial territory, the coronation created a confederation that would last for a ...

On the same day that his father was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE, Charles the Younger assumed the title King of the Franks. Charlemagne chose these three sons as his heirs, each of whom ...

Sharon Stone was left 'completely stunned' by the revelation that she is descended from Charlemagne – the former king who transformed Europe. During her appearance on PBS's show 'Finding Your ...

Richard was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1257 which was over 400 years after his predecessor Charlemagne,” the release ...

The coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas Day 800 AD, is one of the landmark moments in all world history. More than three centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the emperors ...

Silver denary minted by Charlemagne with his effigy as Roman emperor. Credit: PHGCOM / Wikimedia Commons The Byzantines established the title of emperor of the Romans to clarify their position.

A Medieval silk bag the size of a clenched fist is revealing previously little-known links between Westminster Abbey and Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. The bag, which remains in the ...