The Throne of Charlemagne is located in Aachen Cathedral in Germany. The Cathedral was built on the orders of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne who was buried there in 814. In 1978, it was one of the first 12 places to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
#Charlemagne is regarded as the founding father of both France and Germany. Napoleon, on his coronation as Emperor in 1804, described his own crown as the "Crown of Charlemagne",
#Franks #Carolingians #histodons #Napoleon

tra una settimana sarò ospite de @LaStatale #Milano per parlare del complicato rapporto tra Adelchi di #Benevento e l’imperatore Ludovico II.

#Carolingians #medievodons #earlymiddleages #histodons

tra una settimana sarò ospite de @LaStatale #Milano per parlare del complicato rapporto tra Adelchi di #Benevento e l’imperatore Ludovico II.

#Carolingians #medievodons #earlymiddleages #histodons

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks