Coronation of Charlemagne
The Pope revives an empire in the West
On Christmas Day 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor in St Peter's Basilica. The revival of a Western empire sealed the alliance of the papacy with the Franks and sharpened rivalry with Byzantium.
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Did you know
When Charlemagne was crowned emperor in 800, Borobudur — the world's largest Buddhist temple — was being built on Java.
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Asia
- 802 Founding of the Khmer Empire — 2 years later
Americas
- c. 800–950 Drought and the Classic Maya collapse — same year
Alive at the time
- Charlemagne (aged 52)
- Emperor Kanmu (aged 63)
- Harun al-Rashid (aged 34)
- Louis the Pious (aged 22)
- Al-Khwarizmi (aged 20)