Charlemagne
In the Eighth century Vikings, savages, and barbarians ruled Europe.The only unified kingdom in Europe at the time was Frankland, whichincluded present day parts of Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. By the Ninth century, however, Frankland includedmost of Europe thanks to Charles the Great, or Charlemagne. He wasone of the greatest kings that Europe has ever known. Charles, the first of two boys, was born in 742 A.D. to QueenBertrada and Pepin "the short". Pepin inherited the position of mayor of the palace, or actual ruler of the Franks. Wanting to be king in rank as well as in power,Pepin seized the Frankish throne in 751 when Charles was only nine yearsold. Charles had long looked forward to the time when he would be king,when he would have the chance to serve his people with courage and Three passions had so early taken root in the young prince - hisdesire to rule men, his devotion to the Catholic church, and his love of literature,science, and art. Charles had been in charge of a command of his own since In 768 King Pepin died, leaving his kingdom to
He quickly divorced both of these young women. They could see the great hordes of Saxons camped nearby at the base of Suntel Mountain. TheFranks battled the Saxons for the next two years. Charles was needed on another battlefield. In 777, the Saxonshad given or fled. The Saxons provoked the first Frankish campaign against themby burning a church. He hoped to liberate the Christians of Spain from Muslim rule. At a meeting in Saxony, Muslims asked Charles to assist them in driving a rival Muslim leader from Spain. Roncesvalles became the scene ofone of history's most bloodiest battles when the rear guard of Charles' army was ambushed and destroyed by the Basques in 778. She gave him fivedaughters and four sons. In the Frankland of the 700's, parents usually arranged the marriages of theiroffspring. In 773 Charles received an urgent request from Rome. Until soon onlyone, Pavia, still held out. They simply charged, resulting in a horrible slaughter. Now 30 years old, happily married, and in control of the entireFrankish kingdom, Charles turned his attention to his border problems with the Saxons.
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