On Dec. 25, 800, Frankish king Charlemagne is crowned as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. In 799, Leo fled Rome after being assaulted and ...

On Dec. 25, 800, Frankish King Charlemagne is crowned as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 799, Leo fled Rome after being assaulted and ...

The preservation of traditions based on the epic of Emperor Charlemagne is the driving force behind the CAROLUS research project. Emanuele Arioli ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is due to receive the International Charlemagne Prize on Thursday in the German city of Aachen. The head of the European Commission is being honoured ...

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, researchers have found. The abbey has discovered that a tiny ...

On April 2, 742, Charlemagne, king of the Franks and Lombards and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was born. In 1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. In 1792 Congress passed the ...

Sharon Stone recently became the latest celebrity to discover she is directly descended from esteemed royalty. The Basic Instinct actress broke down in tears after finding out on US show Finding Your ...