Charlemagne, one of history’s most powerful rulers, refused to let his daughters marry. Was he protecting his dynasty - or consolidating control? This episode delves into Frankish court politics, ...

Charlemagne died in A.D. 814 at age 72 and left his throne to his son, Louis the Pious, who had been acting as co-emperor when his father's health had declined in the later years of his life.

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’s devotion to Christianity—and his protection of the popes—was recognized on Christmas Day 800, when Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Romans at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, fathered at least 18 children during his lifetime, from which all Europeans are descended, according to experts.

Charlemagne made the Frankish royal estate of Aachen, which had been serving a spa ever since the first century, his favourite abode. The main buildings of the Imperial Palace area were the Coronation ...