Charlemagne
Charlemagne, or Charles I, was one of the great leaders of the Middle Ages. He was King of the Franksand. He lived from April 2, 742 until January 28, 814. Charlemagne means Charles the Great Charlemagne was son of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks. Charlemagne was a strong leader. Charlemagne had an impact in many other areas as well including church music, cultivation and the planting of fruit trees, and civil works. One example of a civil work was the building of the Fossa Carolina, a canal built to connect the Rhine and Danube rivers. Charlemagne expanded the Frankish Empire. He conquered much of the Saxon territories expanding into what is today's Germany. As a result, he is considered the father of the Germany Monarchy.
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