Carolus Magnus

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Deutsch: Karl I. der Große, (* wahrscheinlich 2. April 748 in Prüm; † 28. Januar 814 in Aachen) aus dem Geschlecht der Karolinger, Enkel von Karl Martell.
English: Charlemagne (c. 742 or 747 – January 28, 814) (or Charles the Great, in Latin Carolus Magnus, giving rise to the adjective form "Carolingian"), was king of the Franks from 771 to 814, nominally King of the Lombards, and Holy Roman Emperor — Imperator and Augustus.
Français : Charlemagne, roi des francs, principal souverain de la dynastie carolingienne.
Nederlands: Karel de Grote, koning der Franken en keizer va het Heilige Roomse Rijk.
Português: Carlos Magno, rei dos francos, imperador do sagrado império romano.
Latina: Carolus Magnus Caesar et imperator semper augustus ab dei gratia, rex francorum et langobardorum.
Українська: Карл Великий, король франків і цісар Священної Римської Імперії.

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[edit] Images from the Carolingian era

Karl I. der Große (Charles the great, Charlemagne, Carolus Magnus) with Popes Gelasisus I. and Gregory I. from the sacramentary of Charles the bald (ca. 870)

Charlemagne et son fils Louis le Pieux

Charlemagne and Pippin the Hunchback, 10th century copy of a lost original, which was made back between 829 and 836 in Fulda for Eberhard von Friaul

Signature of Charlemagne

Another signature

"Cleaned" version

SVG version

[edit] Artifacts related to Charlemagne from the Carolingian era

Throne of Charlemagne in Aachen Cathedral.

Coin of Charlemagne

Charlemagne: Denier (Toulouse. 793/4-812 AD)

Bertrada castle in Mürlenbach, Germany, named after Bertha of Prüm and possibly the place of birth of Charlemagne

[edit] Medieval & modern reception (post Carolingian era)

Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I.jpg
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Engraving, 16th century
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Crowning of Charlemagne, 15th century

Ary Scheffer, Charlemagne reçoit la soumission de Widukind à Paderborn, (1840)

Charlemagne painting by Dürer, 1511-1513

Charlemagne coronated by Pope Leo III

The coronation of Charlemagne by Rafael, 1516-1517
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Image-Charlemagne-by-Durer.jpg

water color by Albrecht Dürer

The constitution of the imperial bulding in Aachen

Image from Die deutschen Kaiser

Karlsbüste

Karl der Große am Kölner Dom

In the Cathedral of Moulins, France, end of the 15th century

[edit] Statues (modern)

Equestrian statue of Charlemagne, Agostino Cornacchini (1725), St. Peter's Basilica, Italia.

Statue of Charlemagne in Frankfurt, a Romantic interpretation of his appearance from the 19th century

statue of Charlemagne in Zurich at the Grossmünster

Charlemagne in front of the city hall of Aachen

statue of Charlemagne in front of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris

Karl I. der Grosse in front of the Notre-Dame de Paris

Karl I. der Grosse in front of the Notre-Dame de Paris

Statue of Charlemagne in Liège, Belgium

Statue of Charlemagne in Liège, Belgium

Statue of Charlemagne in Liège, Belgium
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