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nounking of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
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- hamburg a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
- pepin king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
- aachen a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- leo iii Italian pope from 795 to 816 who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816)
- aix-la-chapelle a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- pepin the short king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
- aken a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- louis i third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)
- carolingian of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
- carlovingian dynasty a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987