This ruler received the elephant Abul-Abbas as a present from the Abbasids and had several books written to refute the conclusions of the Second Council of Nicaea.
This ruler received the elephant Abul-Abbas as a present from the Abbasids and had several books written to refute the conclusions of the Second Council of Nicaea. This ruler's reign saw the creation of a buffer zone between his kingdom and the Moors, the Spanish March, and his life was chronicled by the biographer (*) Einhard. One of this king's commanders lost at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass and was subsequently memorialized in a French chanson de geste. This son of Pepin the Short had his capital at Aachen and left his son Louis the Pious to inherit his empire. For 10 points, identify this King of the Franks who was crowned Roman emperor on Christmas Day.
This ruler received the elephant Abul-Abbas as a present from the Abbasids and had several books written to refute the conclusions of the Second Council of Nicaea.
{Charlemagne} [accept {Charles the Great}; accept{Carolus Magnus}; accept {Karl der Grosse}]