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742 Born
747 Born
747 Died
768 Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short.
771 Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frank kingdom (Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Franks at Rome on Christmas Day, 800).
772 Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards.
772 Charlemagne starts fighting the Saxons.
773 Charlemagne crosses the Alps and invades the kingdom of the Lombards.
774 Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards.
775 Charlemagne begins his campaign into Westphalia.
777 Charlemagne beats the Saxons. Saxon leader Widukind flees to Denmark.
777 Born
777 Born
778 Charlemagne fights the Moors in Spain.
778 Battle of Roncevaux (Roncesvalles), in which Charlemagne's army suffers a terrible defeat at the hand of the Basques. Among those killed was Roland, lord of the Breton March; the 11th-century ''Song of Roland'' is loosely based on the events of this battle.
780 The city of Osnabrück is founded by Charlemagne (approximate date)
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781 Charlemagne defines the Papal territory (see Papal States).
782 Alcuin becomes teacher to Charlemagne and his court.
788 Charlemagne conquers Bavaria.
789 Herford founded by Charlemagne
791 The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne in 796.
792 The Westphalians rise up against the Saxons. See Charlemagne.
796 Charlemagne defeats the Avars.
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800 December 25, Rome, coronation of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) as emperor by Pope Leo III.
803 Nicephorus I and Charlemagne settle their imperial boundaries.
804 Charlemagne finishes the conquest of Saxony.
813 Louis the Pious crowned co-emperor of the Franks with his father Charlemagne.
814 Died
814 Died
1001 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor has Charlemagne's vault opened (see Aachen Cathedral).
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