Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks in 768 and appointed the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800. He is best known for ushering Europe out of the “Dark Ages” and fostering ...

Literally every person in Europe is directly descended from Charlemagne,' Professor Adam Rutherford, a geneticist at University College London, said. Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor ...

This is not only a crown; it is the echo of Charlemagne’s chapel in Aachen and reminiscent of imperial churches in Constantinople and Ravenna. The four enamel plaques show three Old Testament ...