Storiascopio · Era 7 of 12 · lower secondary year 1
Charlemagne, King of the Franks
AD 768 · Kingdom of the Franks; capital Aachen (now Germany)
In short
Charles, son of King Pepin the Short, became King of the Franks together with his brother Carloman, and from AD 771 he ruled alone. He fought for many years and enlarged the kingdom: he defeated the Lombards in Italy, the Saxons in Germany and the Avars in eastern Europe. His favourite residence was Aachen, where he had a great palace and a chapel built. He could not write well, but he loved learning and wanted others to learn too.
Why it matters He united much of western Europe under one king, something that had not happened since Roman times.
Source: Treccani, entry “Carlo Magno”
Where we are in the era “Early Middle Ages”
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about AD 480Event 12 of 25about 1000
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/charlemagne-king-of-the-franks/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class