Charlemagne, Protector and Defender of Christendom, became the first Holy Roman Emperor of the West

750 – in Rome, the popes began a movement to liberate the Church from Eastern Imperial control.

751 – Mayor of the Court, Pepin the Short (751 – 768), deposed the Frankish King Childeric III (737 – 751), and founded
the Carolingian Dynasty, which he named after his father Charles Martel.

768 – King Pepin the Short died and was succeeded by his sons Charlemagne (768 – 814) and Carolman (768 – 771).

771 – Carolman died, leaving Charlemagne sole ruler of the Franks and the Carolingian Dynasty.

800 – by this time, the popes had stopped Lombard invasion, liberated the Church from Eastern Imperial control, and improved
secular relations in the West.

Under Charlemagne, the Franks began an expansionist military campaign to establish stability in both the Church and the
expanding Frankish Empire; and Pope Leo III (795 – 816) paid homage to Charlemagne.

800 – Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne (800 – 814) Emperor in the West, and Charlemagne became known as Holy Roman Emperor of the West.  Charlemagne saw himself as both Protector and Reformer of Christendom.

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