This symbiotic relationship led to Charlemagne being proclaimed emperor of the Romans, making him the first person to hold this title since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The coronation was ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

“Charlemagne is your 38th great-grandfather,” Gates said to Stone. “The first Holy Roman Emperor. He was a mean dude.” Stone’s mouth gaped open in dismay as she slowly processed the ...

Sharon Stone was left 'completely stunned' by the revelation that she is descended from Charlemagne – the former king who transformed Europe. During her appearance on PBS's show 'Finding Your ...

Stone was baffled when Gates Jr. told her: "Charlemagne (the former king who transformed Europe) is your 38th great-grandfather. The first holy Roman Emperor. He was a mean dude. "Charlemagne (the ...

Richard was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1257 which was over 400 years after his predecessor Charlemagne,” the release ...

Silver denary minted by Charlemagne with his effigy as Roman emperor. Credit: PHGCOM / Wikimedia Commons The Byzantines established the title of emperor of the Romans to clarify their position.

A Medieval silk bag the size of a clenched fist is revealing previously little-known links between Westminster Abbey and Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. The bag, which remains in the ...

just as Einhard’s biography of Charlemagne had done a millennium and more before, the enduring influence of Suetonius’ portrait of the first Roman emperor. If there is much in The Lives of the ...

The coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas Day 800 AD, is one of the landmark moments in all world history. More than three centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the emperors ...