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Charlemagne — King of the Franks from 768 to 814, emperor of the West from 800
He reigned forty-six years, carried the Franks from the North Sea to central Italy, revived an imperial title vanished for three centuries and gave his dynasty its name. The empire did not survive him thirty years; the partition that undid it drew France, Germany and Italy. (Editorial synthesis)
Charlemagne was born around 742 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Charlemagne died on 28 January 814 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Charlemagne died in Aachen. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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