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Aachen

Aachen is a city in western Germany that served as the favoured residence and principal court of Charlemagne. Its palace complex, including the Palatine Chapel, became the symbolic centre of the Carolingian Empire and the focus of its scholarly and administrative activity. Charlemagne was buried there, and later German kings were crowned in the city for centuries.

Aachen
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Carolingian EmpireGovernance, ImpactKingdom of the FranksImpact, SummaryAvar KhaganateDeclineRepublic of VeniceFoundationElectoral PalatinateFoundation

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Imperial Abbey of KornelimünsterFree Imperial City of Aachen

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aachen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aachen
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“Aachen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aachen. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Aachen’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aachen (Accessed: ).

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