Charlemagne Achievements

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Charlemagne, known as Charles the Great or King of the Franks, was a strong leader who united Western Europe through his military power. His major goals or achievements were the Carolingian Empire, Saxons War, and establishing centralized imperial rule. I consider that Charlemagne is a good leader and will go down in history. The first of Charlemagne’s accomplishments was the Carolingian Empire. Charles the Great ruled after his father Charles Martel. Charlemagne built a court and capital at Aachen, where didn’t spend that much time at. Instead, he was riding around on horseback traveling around maintaining authority. His capital relied on deputies known as counts which held political, military and legal authorities. Although Charlemagne didn’t

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