Charlemagne (jan 1, 742 – jan 1, 814)
Description:
Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 742
jan 1, 814
~ 72 years