Charlemagne was born in 742. became king of the franks at the age of 24 and during his 50 years of reign he expanded his empire from France to Austria. Charlemagne conquered his neighboring kingdoms and killing everyone who worshiped pagan gods, who dis-obied him, and who refused to be baptized. He divided his kingdom into over 300 provinces and started up schools, enforced Christianity, and improved the economy. After his death he split the Empire between his three sons. Because the three sons were at constant war with each other and other kingdoms, as well as the vikings were at war, the empire began to weaken once again.
No comments:
Post a Comment