Conquerors

Charlemagne. The common point I am going to prove in my paper is that they were both

men who had other roles to play, besides conquering lands, but at the end of their time

their most influential task was the expansion of their kingdoms for their respected regions,

and they also defeated many strong empires to do so.

Charlemagne or in Latin Carolus Magnus which means Charles the Great (Encarta,

Charlemagne, 1) was king of the Franks and emperor of the Romans who led his Frankish

armies to victory over many other peoples and nations. He mainly ruled most of western

and central Europe. Charlemagne came from a very noble family. He was the grandson of

Charles Martel, and was the son of Peppin the Short, or Peppin III who was the first

Caroline king of the Franks. (The Middle Ages, 170) He has a son by the name of Louis

the Pious (Dictionary of Medieval Civilization, 182) and a brother Carloman. Carloman

shared the rule of the Franks with him from 768 until his death in 771.

Peppin was extremely devoted to Pope Stephen II for he had crowned him, as well

as both his sons after he died, emperor in 754. Because of his great devotio

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The Cempoalans and the Tlaxcalans were the most helpful allies.

For fear of being prisoners to the Aztecs Cortes took Montezuma as hostage and

demanded more gold for his ransom. The amount of lands they

captured was unimaginable. (Middle Ages, 170) Charlemagne’s conquests gave him wealth and

independence for the Frankish nobles. He was right, and

had received many riches, a title of nobility, and fame. Velazquez became the alcalde, or mayor, of Santiago de Cuba.

The European Voyages of Exploration. The mainland had been discovered the year before by the Spanish and they found

wealth “that was simply beyond their reaches,” so Velazquez agreed for Cortes to explore,

trade, and search for Christian captives there. (

European Voyages of Exploration, 2) It took them nearly 3 months to reach the outskirts

of the capital city of the Aztec, Tenochtitlan. After the defeat of the Aztecs

Cortes pushed the boundaries of that empire and Spanish power spread rapidly through

the empire. After a little longer than a year Charlemagne got sick of his wife

and divorced her, and her father, Desiderius, was no longer friendly. (The Middle Ages, 170) Peppin died in 768 and the

Charlemagne and his brother took over the kingdom from their.

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