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| 0742 | Birth |  |
| 2nd April Birth of Charlamagne I the Great, son of Pepin the Short |
| 0771 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor |
| 0773 | Succession | |
| 0774 | Capture of Francia | |
| Francia Establishes his rule over Venetia, Istria, Dalmatia & Corsica |
| 0774 | Rule of Corsica | |
| Corsica Establishes his rule over Corsica |
| 0774 | Rule of Dalmatia | |
| Dalmatia Establishes his rule over Dalmatia |
| 0774 | Rule of Istria | |
| Istria Establishes his rule over Istria |
| 0774 | Rule of Lombardy | |
| Lombardy Completes the extension of his rule over the Kingdom of the Lombards |
| 0774 | Rule of Venetia | |
| Ventia Establishes his rule over Venetia |
| 0778 | Rule of Francia | |
| Francia Brings the Pope & the Lombards under his control, unites nth Italy & creates Francia |
| 0782 | Conversion | |
| Saxony Saxony becomes a Frankish province & Chris tianity is imposed upon it |
| 0782 | Rebellion | |
| Widukind The Westphalian leader Widukind revolts but is later baptized in 785 |
| 0782 | Rule of Saxony | |
| Saxony Saxony becomes a Frankish province & Chris tianity is imposed upon it |
| 0786 | Rule of Britanny | |
| Brittany Completes the extension of his rule over Britanny |
| 0786 | Rule of Brittany | |
| Brittany Completes the extension of his rule over Britanny |
| 0788 | Rule of Bavaria | |
| Bavaria Completes the extension of his rule over Bavaria |
| 0789 | Admonito Generalis | |
| Aachen Issues the Admonito Generalis for growth of learning among the educated clergy |
| 0789 | Declaration of Admonito Generalis | |
| Aachen Issues the Admonito Generalis for growth of learning among the educated clergy |
| 0789 | Defeat | |
| River Elbe Extends his rule as far as the Elbe by defeating the Abotrites & Sorbs |
| 0789 | Rule of Elbe | |
| River Elbe Extends his rule as far as the Elbe by defeating the Abotrites & Sorbs |
| 0791 | East Mark | |
| East Mark Establishes East Mark as the nucleus of the Austrian Empire |
| 0792 | Capture of Saxony | |
| Saxony Captures North Saxony |
| 0794 | Council Frankfurt | |
| Frankfurt Rejects the decrees of the VIIth Council of Nicea |
| 0794 | Reform | |
| Frankfurt Bishoprics & abbeys are regarded as feudal benefices & subject to the law of treason |
| Frankfurt Forbids Bishops to engage in battle |
| 0799 | Rule of Carinthia | |
| Carinthia Completes the extension of his rule over Carinthia |
| 0800 | Coronation | |
| 25th Dec Charlamagne is acclaimed as "Casear" & "Augustus" |
| 25th Dec Rome Charlamagne is acclaimed as "Casear" & "Augustus" |
| 25th Dec Rome The Pope kneels in homage before Charlamagne I the Great |
| 0800 | Succession | |
| 25th Dec Succeeds as King of France |
| 25th Dec Rome Succeeds as King of France |
| 0801 | Capture of Barcelona | |
| Barcelona Captures Barcelona |
| 0801 | Spanish Marsh | |
| Spanish Marsh Creates a frontier province, "the Spanish march", between Frankish & Arab Empires |
| 0804 | Rule of Saxony | |
| Saxony Completes the extension of his rule over Saxony |
| 0806 | Homage | |
| Bohemia Bohemia is forced to pay tribute |
| The Czechs are forced to pay homage |
| 0808 | Rebellion | |
| The Welatabi, in Poland, revolt against the Carolingians |
| 0810 | Invasion of Frisia | |
| Frisia The Danish King Godfred is repulsed by Charlamagne |
| 0811 | Rebellion | |
| The Linonici, in Poland, revolt against the Carolingians |
| 0814 | Burial | |
| Aachen Buried in Aachen, his tomb has since been lost |
| 0814 | Death | |
| 28th Jan Aachen Death of Charlamagne I the Great |
| 1165 | Canonization | |
| Charlamagne I the Great is canonized |
