Event

Coronation of Charlemagne

800 CE · 9th century

The coronation of Charlemagne took place in Rome on Christmas Day 800 CE, when Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king as emperor. It revived the imperial title in the West for the first time since the fifth century. The event marked the high point of the Carolingian Empire and later served as the model for the Holy Roman Empire.

Coronation of Charlemagne
Image: Charlemagne. Autorité émettrice de monnaie indéterminé. Atelier monétaire. Émetteur · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coronation of Charlemagne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coronation-of-charlemagne
MLA
“Coronation of Charlemagne.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coronation-of-charlemagne. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Coronation of Charlemagne.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coronation-of-charlemagne.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Coronation of Charlemagne’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coronation-of-charlemagne (Accessed: ).

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