| Description |
170 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Originally published in a slightly different form as Karl der Grosse, 1999, by C.H. Beck, Munich"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-166) and index. |
| Contents |
I. The highpoint of his reign : the imperial coronation of Charlemagne on Christmas Day in the year 800 -- II. From the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to Charlemagne's accession to power in 768 : a short history of the kingdom of the Franks -- III. Charlemagne's youth and the first years of his reign : from son of the Mayor of the palace to Conqueror of Italy -- IV. The expansion of the Frankish Kingdom in the East : Saxons, Bavarians, and Avars -- V. Charlemagne, the papacy, and the Byzantine Emperor -- VI. Ruling the empire -- VII. Charlemagne's family and the arrangement of his succession -- VIII. Hero and saint : the afterlife of Charlemagne. |
| Subject |
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814.
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France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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France -- History -- To 987.
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Holy Roman Empire -- History -- To 1517.
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| ISBN |
0300097964 (alk. paper) |
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