This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia. The Treaty of Verdun divided his land among his grandsons, and Einhard's biography of this man recounts how this son of (*) Pepin the Short and g
This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia. The Treaty of Verdun divided his land among his grandsons, and Einhard's biography of this man recounts how this son of (*) Pepin the Short and grandson of Charles Martel was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" in 800 by Pope Leo III. For 10 points, name this Carolingian ruler who united Western Europe as King of the Franks.
This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia.