“Would that I had twelve clerks so learned and so well-schooled in all knowledge as were Jerome and Augustine.”

— Charlemagne

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About Charlemagne

Emperor • Frankish

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was King of the Franks from 768 and the first Holy Roman Emperor from 800 until his death. He united much of Western and Central Europe during the early Middle Ages, laying...

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