This ruler's final campaign targeted Godefrid the Northman. This king ruled his empire with orders called "capitulas," and he baptized his longtime enemy Widukind to quell Saxon revolts.
This ruler's final campaign targeted Godefrid the Northman. This king ruled his empire with orders called "capitulas," and he baptized his longtime enemy Widukind to quell Saxon revolts. He invited Alcuin to become "The Master of the Palace School" at Aachen, and his life was chronicled by Einhard. The successor of Carloman II and the father of Louis the Pious, his rearguard was decimated at the Battle of Roncevaux. For 10 points, name this son of Pepin the Short, a king of the Franks who was crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in 800.
This ruler's final campaign targeted Godefrid the Northman. This king ruled his empire with orders called "capitulas," and he baptized his longtime enemy Widukind to quell Saxon revolts.
{Charlemagne} [or {Carolus Magnus}; or {Karl der Grosse;} prompt on partial answer]