Charlie Motion 8E - Humanities Impact Task - Charlemagne

  • Apr 2, 747

    The birth of Charlemagne

    The birth of Charlemagne
    • Charlemagne was born on the 2 April 747 AD
    • Nobody actually knows where he was born
  • Apr 2, 747

    Charlemagne was born

    Charlemagne was born
    In 747 AD 2 April, Charlemagne was born. Any further questions: Where was Charlemagne born?
    Nobody actually knows where he was born.
  • 768

    Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks.

    In 768 AD, Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks. Any further questions: What were the Franks?
    -The Franks were a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany.
  • 774

    Charlemagne was crowned king of the Lombards.

    In 774 AD, Charlemagne was crowned king of the Lombards. Any further questions: What were the Lombards?
    The Lombards were also a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The Lombards would have consequently remained a predominantly Germanic tribe by the time they invaded Italy.
  • 800

    Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.

    In 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor. Any further questions: What were the Holy Roman Emperor?
    The Holy Roman Empire, often unofficially referred to as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Jan 28, 814

    Charlemagne DEATH

    In 814 AD 28 January, Charlemagne sadly past away. Any further questions: How did Charlemagne die?
    Charlemagne died from Pleurisy. What is Pleurisy?
    Pleurisy is a condition in which the pleura — two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall — becomes inflamed. Pleurisy also causes sharp chest pain that worsens during breathing.