In 834, Louis made Hugh the archchancellor, a kind of executive administrator, of the Frankish empire. The son of Charlemagne and an unknown partner, Richbod became abbot of Saint-Riquier near ...
Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.
Join Tom and Dominic for this next instalment on the Franks and the rise of Charlemagne.
named after the Frankish king Charlemagne, who united most of Western and Central Europe under the Holy Roman Empire in the 9th century. The Commission chief received the prize for “her services to ...
The Charlemagne Prize honors personal contributions to European unity. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was named the winner of the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for her handling ...