Charlemagne was King of the Franks and was declared Emperor of the Romans by the pope. He was born in 742 and died in 814. He was the grandson of Charles Martel, and the oldest son of Pepin the Short. After the death of his father, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I ruled separately. After a few years they were about to rage war on each other when Carloman died and Charlemagne became the sole ruler in 771. He conquered a large area that stretched across most of Western Europe. After conquering Rome he was declared the Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800. Even though he was a great conquerer, he was also known for bringing back art and education. He built numerous schools that gave access to education to all people. He helped spread Christianity, and he improved the economy drastically. After his death in 814, the empire that Charlemagne built soon fell apart and Europe went back to the darkness of the Medieval Ages.
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