HON 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: East Francia, West Francia, Pope Leo Iii
23 Dec 2017
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Charlemagne was crowned emperor by pope leo iii, and served as king over a. He preserved a lot of roman literature during his reign. The historian einhardt knew charlemagne while einhardt was at court. Einhardt was not religious, and must have studied at the court school that. He was inspired to write a biography on charlemagne by the roman biographer suetonius, who wrote augustus caesar and focused on the personal life. Einhardt followed augustus caesar as a template, focusing on. Charlemagne"s crowning began the holy part of the holy roman empire. His crowning also began the carolingian renaissance. Supported the church, so that the church gains power. The bishop of rome is the pope, and at the time, the pope was called the pontifex maximus or bridge maker . Charlemagne was able to unite much of the continent, because he was able to gain power with the death of so many nobles, filling the holes in power.
