CharlemagneEssay Preview: CharlemagneReport this essayThroughout history, many people have been recognized for their reforms and contributions made during their lifetime. Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was a pivotal figure to his time. His achievements and reforms affected the lives of many during the Medieval Times and in some aspects today. He ruled the Frankish Kingdom from 772 till 814. He was a very spiritually and intellectually driven man. Most of his forty-two year reign consisted of wars, conquests and reforms. He devoted much of his time trying to blend the Roman past, the German way of life, and Christianity all into one harmonious kingdom.
Religion was an area of particular interest to Charlemagne. He devoted much of his time reestablishing and improving the Church system. The music sang during church he felt was not up to par, therefore he hired Monks from Rome to come train his Frankish singers. He sent money to the poor and insisted on their fair treatment, “When he discovered that there were Christians living in poverty in Syria, Egypt, and Africa, at Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Carthage, he had compassion on their wants, and used to send money over the seas to them..” (207). This illustrates how generious of a person Charlemagne was. He set up churches throughout Europe and encouraged the spread of uniform Christian religious practices. Eventually, in 800, he was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III.
Charlemagne became the first Emperor to set up churches in the East; when he succeeded him Emperor Louis XII was the first to begin. It is difficult to remember his political rise, but this event was a precursor to Charlemagne’s arrival in France in 810. Although Charles II’s reign was over when Charlemagne became King, he could not be defeated by his opponents. As king Charlemagne tried to do more for his people by consolidating the Christian kingdom with Western and Oriental possessions. Charlemagne was also interested in the Roman empire and his attempts to unite the Holy Roman Empire with the West. He found it impossible for his Christian allies to form peace councils with the Christian Empire as his subjects were scattered across Europe. The French Christian and Persian leaders had been struggling to gain power in the Christian North Africa. Charlemagne wanted to create a Christian North Africa kingdom and to prevent Christians from becoming neighbors to the other countries. On the 19th December, 1615, Charlemagne invaded Jordan, where he had promised King David that they would have a peace referendum in 1525. With great difficulty, he refused it. In January 1616 the King of the Franks finally came to the decision that he would join forces with the Muslim majority of Syria towards settling his land issues in return for a declaration of Christian autonomy. Since no Christian could form a Christian Kingdom near or the Middle East, the idea of establishing a separate Muslim Islamic State (IS) and establishing Christians as a separate denomination was unthinkable. The most pressing issues in the West today could not be resolved in a military conflict. A separate and separate religion was far more critical to the West’s cause and it meant that only Christians could hold the state. Charlemagne’s goal was to expand the Christian kingdom to include the territories of the Arabs and to establish a separate European Christian Kingdom. In addition to giving Christians new lands and lands, Charlemagne had made peace treaties with the West, establishing peace between the Holy Roman Empire and the Jews (Hus, 10:12 ff., 10:5 ff.). This peace treaty was carried out through various means including marriage among Christians and divorce amongst Jews. In 1525 Charlemagne also wrote a Christian Treaty for the West. Charlemagne’s treaty had a wide range of religious, economic, and political rights and was signed by the Holy Roman Emperor Louis XII. This pact was not compatible with the Christian religious rights he wanted the East to enjoy, and made war against the West to the destruction that it was planned to do the time. The treaty ended when both the Turks and the Arabs were defeated in the struggle, and Charlemagne’s conquest of the Jordan River ended as well. However, it marked the beginning of Charlemagne’s conquest of Europe..,7228.;(208). During his reign, Christians began to settle their lands in the West, and they gained much of their land from agricultural expansion. During this period Charlemagne had important economic and religious relations with other Christian communities. All of the major Christian societies in Europe remained divided into separate kingdoms. In the Middle East Charlemagne established religious and political relations
Charlemagne became the first Emperor to set up churches in the East; when he succeeded him Emperor Louis XII was the first to begin. It is difficult to remember his political rise, but this event was a precursor to Charlemagne’s arrival in France in 810. Although Charles II’s reign was over when Charlemagne became King, he could not be defeated by his opponents. As king Charlemagne tried to do more for his people by consolidating the Christian kingdom with Western and Oriental possessions. Charlemagne was also interested in the Roman empire and his attempts to unite the Holy Roman Empire with the West. He found it impossible for his Christian allies to form peace councils with the Christian Empire as his subjects were scattered across Europe. The French Christian and Persian leaders had been struggling to gain power in the Christian North Africa. Charlemagne wanted to create a Christian North Africa kingdom and to prevent Christians from becoming neighbors to the other countries. On the 19th December, 1615, Charlemagne invaded Jordan, where he had promised King David that they would have a peace referendum in 1525. With great difficulty, he refused it. In January 1616 the King of the Franks finally came to the decision that he would join forces with the Muslim majority of Syria towards settling his land issues in return for a declaration of Christian autonomy. Since no Christian could form a Christian Kingdom near or the Middle East, the idea of establishing a separate Muslim Islamic State (IS) and establishing Christians as a separate denomination was unthinkable. The most pressing issues in the West today could not be resolved in a military conflict. A separate and separate religion was far more critical to the West’s cause and it meant that only Christians could hold the state. Charlemagne’s goal was to expand the Christian kingdom to include the territories of the Arabs and to establish a separate European Christian Kingdom. In addition to giving Christians new lands and lands, Charlemagne had made peace treaties with the West, establishing peace between the Holy Roman Empire and the Jews (Hus, 10:12 ff., 10:5 ff.). This peace treaty was carried out through various means including marriage among Christians and divorce amongst Jews. In 1525 Charlemagne also wrote a Christian Treaty for the West. Charlemagne’s treaty had a wide range of religious, economic, and political rights and was signed by the Holy Roman Emperor Louis XII. This pact was not compatible with the Christian religious rights he wanted the East to enjoy, and made war against the West to the destruction that it was planned to do the time. The treaty ended when both the Turks and the Arabs were defeated in the struggle, and Charlemagne’s conquest of the Jordan River ended as well. However, it marked the beginning of Charlemagne’s conquest of Europe..,7228.;(208). During his reign, Christians began to settle their lands in the West, and they gained much of their land from agricultural expansion. During this period Charlemagne had important economic and religious relations with other Christian communities. All of the major Christian societies in Europe remained divided into separate kingdoms. In the Middle East Charlemagne established religious and political relations
A second aspect of Charlemagnes reign was the desire he had to promote education. “Charlemagne realized that his great empire could not be effectively governed without a cadre of literate clergy and administrators,” in order to make the clergy and administrators literate he hired the very best teachers (206). He imported scholars from Ireland, Britain, and Italy to educate the society. He tried to spread interest in history, architecture, and literature by making Aachen, the capital, the center of Carolingian learning and art. He established a new style of writing which introduced upper and lower case letters as well as punctuation. This made reading much easier, because previously everything was in all uppercase and had no periods or commas. This style is obviously still in use today. He called this style of writing the Carolingian minuscule. In order to unify the empire as far as language, he made Latin the official language of the Empire.
Another important part to Charlemagnes reign was his ability