Charlemagne's Significance

I. Charlemagne's significance

A. Blending of the remnants of the Roman Civilization, Christianity, and the Germanic Traditions

IMPERIUM

Conquests of the Lombards (Northern Italian)

1. Desiderius plotted with the Franks
2. Defeat of Desiderius

Becomes King of the Lombards & Franks

1. Claimed northern Italy
2. Left central Italy to the church

GENTES

Defeat of the Saxon's

1. First defeat and subsequent rebellion

Second defeat and diaspora
Defeat of the Avars in Bavaria
First Conquest of Bavaria

2. Final Conquest of Avars

ECCLESIA

Problems within the church

1. How the pope was selected
2. Rebellion

Rescue of Leo

1. Charlemagne's trek to Rome
2. Christmas Mass

B. Accomplishments of Charlemagne

1. Education
a. Creation of libraries
b. Copying of Manuscripts
A.) Preservation of the tenants of Rome & Greece

2. Conquest of Iberia (over the Pyrenees and the conquest of the Muslims and the Basque)
a. Arrested further spread of Islam
b. Song of Roland
3. Administration

a. Provinces
b. Dukes & Comtes & Margraves

C. End of the Empire

1. Louis the Pious
a. Treaty of Verdun
b. Louis, Lothar & Charles

1. Germany, France & Middle Kingdom

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