Events+and+Leaders

=__**Events and Leaders**__=
 * Born April 2nd, 742.
 * 768, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman II inherit the kingdom.
 * 771, became sole ruler of the Franks.
 * 772, Launches a 30 year military campaign to strengthen his empire and unify Western Europe.
 * 773, Pope Adrian asks for help against the Lombardians.
 * 773-774, Charlemagne fights the Lombardians and wins.
 * Gained Lombardian crown and Northern Italy.
 * 778, Charlemagne attacks Spain for fear of being attacked.
 * Faced a huge defeat from Basque forces.
 * 781, Charlemagne's son Carloman is renamed Pippin.
 * 781, created a sub-kingdom in Italy with his son Pippin as the king.
 * 781, created a sub-kingdom, Aquitaine with his son Louis as king.
 * From Aquitaine the Franks finally took over the Spanish March.
 * 792, banishes his illegitimate son Pippin the Hunchback to monastery because he joined a rebellion against him.
 * 796, defeats the Avar's and converts them to Christianity.
 * 797, Louis takes Barcelona in a huge siege.
 * 800, ruled more then half of Western Europe.
 * Christmas day 800 Pope Leo III placed a crown on Charlemagne's head during mass in St. Peter's and then deemed him Emperor of the Romans.
 * 806, creates the divisio regnorum, which will divide his empire between his male heirs.
 * Died January 814.

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