Frank O'Connor

I     INTRODUCTION Charlemagne was the king of the Franks and emperor of the Romans from 800-814. During his reign Charlemagne built a kingdom that included almost all of western and central Europe and he started Carolingian Renaissance. His empire had two main territories, East and west Francia that is now the major parts of two important European entities. West Francia is modern-day France, and East Francia became first the Holy Roman Empire and then the modern state of

Gregory of Tours’ Clovis' Conversion to Orthodox Christianity In The History of the Franks, Gregory of Tours portrayed Clovis as a leader who, although his conversion to Christianity appeared to be genuine, nonetheless, used his conversion to realize his political aspirations. By converting to Christianity, Clovis, according to Gregory of Tours’ narrative, was able to garner the support of Christian leaders such as Saint Remigius and, consequently, gain powerful political allies. Moreover

Charlemagne ruled favorably over the Franks due to the heavy influence of Christianity. After the Anglo Saxon time period it was very common for rulers/kings to need something to unify their kingdom. When the Anglo Saxons brought Christianity into the fourth century miraculous changed. Clovis and Charlemagne were both King of Franks who used christianity as a way to superior their kingdoms. Both men fulfilled their idea of using Christianity. 496 France Clovis King of Frank converted to Christianity. Clovis

Throughout history, there has been many empires that was known for it’s power and strength. Roman empire was one of the empires, that was strong, powerful and known for its wise leadership at that period.  In 444 B.C., when Roman was experiencing internal peace, called the “Pax Romana”. This era was glory for the Rome because they were powerful. Rome continued to expand, controlled most of Europe, conquered Britain and spread its empire through Asia to North Africa. There was two factors that helped

Aristocratic Adjustment The 5th century was a time of increased interactions and turmoil throughout Europe. One writer that portrays some of the major changes that occurred during this era is Caius Sollius Modestus Apollimaris Sidonius, or simply Sidonius. Sidonius was a Roman aristocrat who lived roughly between c.431-c.489 and experienced the end of the Roman Empire. During his life, Sidonius wrote letters regarding the transformation of Gaul, the Roman province where he lived, into the property

According to Gregory, what led to the conversion of Clovis? According to Gregory, the conversion of Clovis was caused by a war between his people and the Alamanni. He believed that his army was in danger of being killed and began to pray for help and a victory in war. He made a promise “that if thou wilt grant me victory over these enemies…, I will believe in thee and be baptized in thy name” (Source 10.1 449) and soon after the Alamanni fled, thus giving Clovis the victory. As a result of this victory

called Saragossa ruled by King Marsilla. King Charlemagne is determined to have the people of Saragossa submit to his laws and rulings. King Charlemagne is the king of the Franks and a devoted Christian. His influence as a Christian militant in the Western part of Mediterranean gave him a lot of power to expand the Kingdom of the Franks. Not only was King Charles endured by the Pope, he was also considered a successful conquered. He was the surrounded by his great warrior nobles who helped him in his

Naomi Spiegelman Professor Rui de Sousa Medieval Civilization - Section 01 27 September 2017 Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance The Carolingian Empire was not at full fruition when Charlemagne rose to power, it was quite the contrary. In the eighth century, the lands covered by what is now known as France and Belgium, as well as part of Germany made up the Frankish state ruled by the kings of the Merovingian line. The Merovingian empire was weak and in a steady decline; the majority of

For this assignment I selected (life of charlomegn exe) written by Einhard. Einhard was coutier and friend to Charlemegne. Charlomegne was King of the Franks, and later crowned Emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne was born in the year 742 and would rule between the years 768- 814. As a ruler Charlemagne was determind to unite Western Europe and to fully convert to christianity. Charlemagne actually translates to Charles the Great. He would do great things in his life, inspinring the Carloingian

ruler, but did he ever act like one? Charlemagne was the best ruler that there could have possibly been for the Franks, he wanted the best for his people and did what he could to make sure things were in the benefit of his people. Charlemagne was born on April 2, 742 AD. His father’s name was Pepin the Short, and his mothers name was Bertrada. Charlemagne’s father became king of the Franks in 751 AD. He went to school at the palace school primarily by Fulrad. When his father, Pepin, died in October