Conquerors
In this paper I am going to compare and contrast the lives of Hernando Cortes andCharlemagne. The common point I am going to prove in my paper is that they were bothmen who had other roles to play, besides conquering lands, but at the end of their timetheir 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 Frankisharmies to victory over many other peoples and nations. He mainly ruled most of westernand central Europe. Charlemagne came from a very noble family. He was the grandson ofCharles Martel, and was the son of Peppin the Short, or Peppin III who was the firstCaroline king of the Franks. (The Middle Ages, 170) He has a son by the name of Louisthe Pious (Dictionary of Medieval Civilization, 182) and a brother Carloman. Carlomanshared 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 wellas both his sons after he died, emperor in 754. Because of his great devotio
The Cempoalans and the Tlaxcalans were the most helpful allies. For fear of being prisoners to the Aztecs Cortes took Montezuma as hostage anddemanded more gold for his ransom. The amount of lands theycaptured was unimaginable. (Middle Ages, 170) Charlemagne's conquests gave him wealth andindependence for the Frankish nobles. He was right, andhad 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 foundwealth "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 outskirtsof the capital city of the Aztec, Tenochtitlan. After the defeat of the AztecsCortes pushed the boundaries of that empire and Spanish power spread rapidly throughthe empire. After a little longer than a year Charlemagne got sick of his wifeand divorced her, and her father, Desiderius, was no longer friendly. (The Middle Ages, 170) Peppin died in 768 and theCharlemagne and his brother took over the kingdom from their.
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