Charlemagne was King of the Franks for fifty years. He is well known as the king who united almost all of Europe's small provinces into one, big kingdom. Charlemagne first became sole emperor in 771 after the death of his brother, Carloman 1, who he had been co-running his kingdom with after the death of their father. Once he was under rule of the Franks, he began expanding his empire by first conquering all the weak states around him and then using his armies to attack and conquer stronger ones. In 800, Charlemagne was crowned emperor of Rome by pope Leo III after his takeover of Italy. In all, Charlemagne ruled for over fifty years and died in 814 but his legacy long lived on after his death.
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