Charlemagne 742 CE - 814 CE (oct 5, 742 – jan 5, 814)

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Charlemagne or Charles the Great was born sometime around April 2, 747 and died January 28, 814 in Aachen, Austrasia. He did much to define the shape and character of medieval Europe and presided over the Carolingian Renaissance. Charlemagne spent the early part of his reign expanding his kingdom. He invaded Saxony, the Lombards in northern Italy, and then northern Spain which was then controlled by the Moors. Between 780 and 800, Charlemagne added Bohemia to his empire and made the Avars a buffer state for the eastern part of his empire.

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