Elke Ohnacker, "What If … Charlemagne's Other Sons had survived?" Charlemagne's Sons and the Problems of Royal Succession, Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung, Vol. 34, No. 2 (128 ...

Charlemagne, the 7th-century king of the Franks, had about 20 children who went on to establish Europe’s royal houses and populate most of Europe.

Charlemagne became the first Holy Roman Emperor when he was crowned by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in A.D. 800. Though he was the son of "Pippin the Short," Charlemagne was said to have an ...

The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to make sweeping cultural, economic, and religious changes—at any cost.

The relics of Charlemagne, long on display at a treasury in Germany, are likely the real bones of the Frankish king, scientists say. Last Tuesday (Jan. 28) marked exactly 1,200 years since ...