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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation 9 ...
The following image is a family tree of every prince, king, queen, monarch, confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Charlemagne in 800 over Louis the German in 843 through to Wilhelm II in 1918. It shows how almost every single ruler of Germany was related to every other by marriages, and hence they can all be put into a single tree.
King of the Franks r. 721–737: Pepin the Short c. 714–768 King of the Franks r. 751–768: Childeric III is son of either Chilperic II or Theuderic IV: Childeric III c. 717 – c. 754 King of the Franks r. 743–751: Charlemagne 742/747/748–814 King of the Franks r. 768–814: Carloman I 751–771 King of the Franks r. 768–771: Louis I ...
Statue of Charlemagne in front of Aachen's city hall. The site of Aachen was chosen by Charlemagne after careful consideration in a key moment of his reign. [4] Since his advent as King of the Franks, Charlemagne had led numerous military expeditions that had both filled his treasury and enlarged his realm, most notably towards the East.
Charlemagne conquered the Lombards in 774 at the invitation of Pope Adrian I. Charlemagne (774–781) in personal union, passed kingship to his third son, Pepin. Pepin (or Pippin) (781–810), king under authority of Charlemagne; Bernard (810–818) Lothair I (818–839) Louis II (839–875)
Grandson of Maximilian I; brother of Charles V; King of Germany under his brother Charles V 1531–1556; last king to be crowned in Aachen Cathedral. Emperor Maximilian II (Maximilian II.) 22 November 1562 25 July 1564 12 October 1576 Son of Ferdinand I; King of Germany under his father 1562–1564 Rudolf II (Rudolf II.) 27 October 1575
Louis the Pious [d] (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; French: Louis le Pieux; German: Ludwig der Fromme; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), [2] also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813.
1306 – Aachen becomes a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire. 1309 – Coronation of Henry VII as King of the Romans. 1314 – Coronation of Louis IV as King of the Romans. 1349 – Coronation of Charles IV as King of the Romans. 1353 – Aachen Town Hall built. [4] 1376 – Coronation of Wenceslaus IV as King of Germany.