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Charlemagne Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor from 800, uniting much of Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. His reign, known as the Carolingian Renaissance, was a period of cultural and intellectual revival, and his administrative innovations helped create the foundations of medieval European civilization. He is often called the "Father of Europe."
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Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
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