The Basques defeated this man's rearguard at the Battle of Roncevaux (ron-seh-VOH) Pass, inspiring the later Song of Roland.
This man married the daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius, though he later conquered the Lombard kingdom. This man's father had served as Mayor of the Palace before usurping Childeric III, the last Merovingian king. The Basques defeated this man's rearguard at the Battle of Roncevaux (ron-seh-VOH) Pass, inspiring the later Song of Roland. This man was succeeded by his son Louis the Pius. This man's father Pippin the Short established the Carolingian dynasty. For 10 points, name this Frankish king crowned as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800.
This man married the daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius, though he later conquered the Lombard kingdom.
{Charlemagne} [or {Carolus Magnus}; or {Charles} the {Great}; prompt on {Charles}; prompt on