This man executed four thousand Saxons in an event later known as his (*) Bloody Verdict of Verdun.
Alcuin of York was one member of this man's missi dominici, a system of foreign diplomats. Harun al-Rashid attempted to forge peace with this monarch by giving him an elephant and a clock. This man executed four thousand Saxons in an event later known as his (*) Bloody Verdict of Verdun. This king saved Pope Leo III from crowds who accused him of adultery. This son of Pepin the Short divided his empire amongst his three sons, one of whom was Louis the Pious. For 10 points, name this King of the Franks, crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800 CE.
Alcuin of York was one member of this man's missi dominici, a system of foreign diplomats.
Charlemagne [accept Charles I or Charles the Great]