Charlemagne (disambiguation)
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Charlemagne
(742/747–814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800.
Charlemagne may also refer to:
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
(742/747–814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800.
Charlemagne may also refer to:
People
- Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203–1268), called "the Little Charlemagne"
- Charlemagne PéralteCharlemagne PéralteCharlemagne Masséna Péralte was a Haitian nationalist leader who opposed the US Invasion of his country in 1915. Leading guerrilla fighters called the Cacos, he posed such a challenge to the US forces in Haiti that the occupying forces had to upgrade their presence in the country...
(1886–1919), Haitian nationalist leader - Manno CharlemagneManno CharlemagneManno Charlemagne, born 1948, is a Haitian political folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, lifelong political activist and former politician. He recorded his political chansons in both French and in Creole. He lived abroad in exile twice, both during the 1980s and again during the years...
(born 1948), mayor of Port-au-Prince - Charlemagne TowerCharlemagne TowerCharlemagne Tower, was an American lawyer, soldier, and businessman.-Early life and start of law career:Charlemagne Tower was born on April 18, 1809 in Paris, Oneida County, New York, the eldest of the eight children of Reuben Tower, a New York State Legislator, and Deborah Taylor Pierce...
(1809–1889), American mining developer - Charlemagne PalestineCharlemagne PalestineCharlemagne Palestine is an American minimalist composer, performer, and visual artist...
(born 1945), American artist - Diane CharlemagneDiane CharlemagneDiane Charlemagne is a British vocalist, who has provided vocals for many major dance music hits.-Biography:She was the lead singer for the Urban Cookie Collective, who had two UK Top 10 hits in the 1990s, and the lead singer for 1980s funk band, 52nd Street.She provided the vocal for Goldie's...
(born 1964), British vocalist - Charlemagne AnyamahCharlemagne AnyamahCharlemagne Anyamah is a French athlete who specialises in the men's decathlon. Anyamah competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.- References :...
(born 1938), French athlete - Jean Armand CharlemagneJean Armand CharlemagneJean Armand Charlemagne was a French dramatic author.Originally intended for the church, he turned first to being a lawyers clerk and then a soldier. He served in the American War of Independence, and on returning to France began to employ his pen on economic subjects, and later in writing for...
(1753–1838), author
Arts and entertainment
- Charlemagne (film)Charlemagne (film)Charlemagne is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory. A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are save by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch.-Cast:* Raimu - le matelot...
, a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier - Charlemagne (band)Charlemagne (band)Charlemagne is a rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, currently on the SideCho Records label. The group is led by former NoahJohn singer/songwriter, Carl Johns...
, a band from Wisconsin - Charlemagne (songwriting team)Charlemagne (songwriting team)Charlemagne was a successful songwriting team made up of James Carmichael, Ronald Miller and Kathy Wakefield that worked for Motown in the 1970s. One of the many hits that were written by this team was “Glasshouse,” the last Top 40 Pop single by The Temptations....
, a songwriting team with Motown - "Kid CharlemagneKid Charlemagne"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album The Royal Scam. It is notable as a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style, as well as a very famous guitar solo by jazz-fusion...
", a 1976 song by the rock group Steely Dan - Pèlerinage de CharlemagnePèlerinage de CharlemagneLe Pèlerinage de Charlemagne or Voyage de Charlemagne à Jérusalem et à Constantinople is an Old French chanson de geste dealing with a fictional expedition by Charlemagne and his knights. The oldest known written version was probably composed around 1140...
, an Old French epic poem - Charlemagne (comics)Charlemagne (comics)Charlemagne is a comic book series that was published by Defiant Comics from February of 1994 until July 1994. The series lasted for 5 issues before Defiant ceased publication. A free teaser issue, #0, was published inside Hero Illustrated #9, and not available separately.-Series...
, a comic book series - Charlemagne: By the Sword and the CrossCharlemagne: By the Sword and the CrossCharlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross is a symphonic metal concept album released in 2010 by actor Christopher Lee. It is Christoper Lee's first full-length album released when Lee was 88 years old. The album won the 'Spirit of Hammer' award from the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden God awards ceremony...
, a 2010 symphonic metal concept album by Christopher Lee - Charlemagne, le prince à chevalCharlemagne, le prince à chevalCharlemagne, le prince à cheval is a 1993 television miniseries about the life of Charlemagne. It consists of five episodes and covers the period from the death of his father, Pepin the Short in AD 768 until Charlemagne's corronation as the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, AD 800...
, a 1993 television miniseries - The Charlemagne PursuitThe Charlemagne PursuitThe Charlemagne Pursuit, was released December 9, 2008 . This is Steve Berry's seventh novel, and is the fourth adventure for former U.S. Justice Department Operative turned Antiquarian book dealer, Cotton Malone....
, a 2008 novel - The Coronation of CharlemagneThe Coronation of CharlemagneThe Coronation of Charlemagne is a painting by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. Though it is believed that Raphael did make the designs for the composition, the fresco was probably painted by Gianfrancesco Penni...
, a painting
Places
- Charlemagne buildingCharlemagne buildingThe Charlemagne building is a high-rise in the European Quarter of Brussels , which houses the Directorate-General for Trade and the Directorate General for Enlargement of the European Commission....
, a Brussels high-rise of the European Commission - Charlemagne, QuebecCharlemagne, QuebecCharlemagne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Rivière des Prairies, northeast of Montreal's downtown core. As of 2006, the population was 5,594....
, an off-island suburb of Montreal, Canada - Lycée CharlemagneLycée CharlemagneThe Lycée Charlemagne is located in the Marais quarter of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the capital city of France.Constructed many centuries before it became a lycée, the building originally served as the home of the Order of the Jesuits...
, located in the Marais quarter of Paris, France - Villiers-CharlemagneVilliers-CharlemagneVilliers-Charlemagne is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
, a commune of France - Cours CharlemagneCours CharlemagneThe Cours Charlemagne is a large central street located in the Perrache quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. This street is dedicated to Charlemagne, who came several times in Lyon. In addition, the bishop Leidrade represented the emperor in the city and by his great work of reconstruction...
, a street of Lyon - Patinoire CharlemagnePatinoire CharlemagneThe Patinoire Charlemagne is an ice rink in Lyon, located in the Confluence quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It hosts many international competitions, such as the European Championships of figure skating, and entertainments and is reserved for various sports including figure skating,...
, an ice-rink of Lyon - Rue CharlemagneRue CharlemagneThe rue Charlemagne is a street in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, in the Saint-Gervais quarter, near the Saint-Paul quarter.-External links:* http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00086263...
, a street of Paris
Military
- French ship CharlemagneFrench ship CharlemagneCharlemagne was an 80-gun French ship of the line commissioned in 1852. The ship was in the Mediterranean Sea in 1852. The ship was sent by Napoleon III to the Black Sea as a show of force in violation of the London Straits Convention just prior to the Crimean War.-References:* Calhoun, Gordon "The...
, ships called Charlemagne- French battleship Charlemagne (1895)French battleship Charlemagne (1895)The Charlemagne was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. In 1915, along with her sister-ship Gaulois, she took part in the Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, under admiral Émile Paul Amable Guépratte. She was named after Charlemagne, a famous Frankish king.-Design:The...
, a battleship called Charlemagne - Charlemagne class battleshipCharlemagne class battleshipThe Charlemagne class was a class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the French Navy. It consisted of three ships, the Charlemagne, the St Louis and the Gaulois. Several other single ship classes were based on the Charlemagne class...
, a class of French battleship - French ship Charlemagne (1852), a ship-of-the-line called Charlemagne
- French battleship Charlemagne (1895)
- USS CharlemagneUSS CharlemagneThe USS Charlemagne is a fictional Brig of War of the Continental Navy. She is known as the first Continental command of Captain Isaac Biddlecomb in James L. Nelson's Revolution at Sea saga. She was originally built as a privateer but was taken into the Rhode Island State Navy to stop HMS Rose in...
, American brig of war - Charlemagne Division, 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French)The 33. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS Charlemagne and Charlemagne Regiment are collective names used for units of French volunteers in the Wehrmacht and later Waffen-SS during World War II...
- Charlemagne regiment
Honors
- Order of CharlemagneOrder of CharlemagneThe Order of Charlemagne is the only civil decoration issued by the government of the Principality of Andorra.- History :The Order of Charlemagne was created the 7th December 2007 by the Minister of Culture Juli Minoves Triquell....
, a decoration of Andorra - Charlemagne Prize, a prestigious award by the German city of Aachen
Other uses
- Charlemagne (wine)Charlemagne (wine)Charlemagne is a little used Appellation d'origine contrôlée at Grand Cru level for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. The vineyards that can use this AOC are located within the communes of Aloxe-Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses...
, a wine called Charlemagne - Corton-CharlemagneCorton-CharlemagneCorton-Charlemagne is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located in the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny; and Chardonnay is the only allowed grape variety. Around 300,000 bottles...
, a wine and vinyard of Burgundy