Charlemagne
#27
Most Influential Person Across History
King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor
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Why Is Charlemagne Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor from 800, all until his death. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the majority of Western and Central Europe, and he was the first recognized emperor to rule Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's rule saw a program of political and societal changes that had a lasting impact on Europe in the Middle Ages.
