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Charlemagne Collection (page 6)

Charlemagne, the legendary King and Emperor of the Franks, is a figure deeply rooted in European history

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Agnus Dei that belonged to Charlemagne (engraving)

Agnus Dei that belonged to Charlemagne (engraving)
3653569 Agnus Dei that belonged to Charlemagne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agnus Dei that belonged to Charlemagne, from Aix-la-Chapelle Cathedral)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: French Navy review off Cherbourg (colour litho)

French Navy review off Cherbourg (colour litho)
3099155 French Navy review off Cherbourg (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Navy review off Cherbourg. Revue de l armee navale a Cherbourg)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne (engraving)

Charlemagne (engraving)
820322 Charlemagne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Turkish Fleet in the Bosphorus; The Combined English and French Fleets in Besika Bay (engraving)

The Turkish Fleet in the Bosphorus; The Combined English and French Fleets in Besika Bay (engraving)
1097554 The Turkish Fleet in the Bosphorus; The Combined English and French Fleets in Besika Bay (engraving) by English School

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Label for Charlemagne thread (colour litho)

Label for Charlemagne thread (colour litho)
982337 Label for Charlemagne thread (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Label for Charlemagne thread, with an image depicting Charlemagne)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Challenge Of Rodomont To Rogero, 1827. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs

The Challenge Of Rodomont To Rogero, 1827. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs
The Challenge Of Rodomont To Rogero, 1827

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: WITTEKIND SUBMITS

WITTEKIND SUBMITS
Wittekind (variously spelt), leader of the Saxons, submits to Charlemagne and is baptised at Attigny. Date: 777

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: SACRED OAK DESTROYED

SACRED OAK DESTROYED
Charlemagne destroys the sacred oak of the Saxons, a symbolic act to show the populace that henceforth they are subject to the Holy Roman Empire Date: circa 785

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin

Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Fragment from a Gospel of St John

Fragment from a Gospel of St John, in the Evangelienbuch (Book of the Gospels) of Charlemagne, written in Latin. It opens, In the beginning was the word.... Date: late 8th century

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The main telegraph office newly built in St. Petersburg and opened 14 October 1862, 1862

The main telegraph office newly built in St. Petersburg and opened 14 October 1862, 1862

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Head Runner or Runaways from the Leipzic Fair, March 2, 1814. March 2, 1814

Head Runner or Runaways from the Leipzic Fair, March 2, 1814. March 2, 1814
Head Runner or Runaways from the Leipzic Fair, March 2, 1814

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Saracens Leaving Narbonne, Restored to the Franks, (737AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Saracens Leaving Narbonne, Restored to the Franks, (737AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Saracens Leaving Narbonne, Restored to the Franks, ( (737AD), 1890. The Saracens defeated by Charlemagne in 737AD. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Basilica of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Basilica of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Basilica of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, 1890. Aachen Cathedral was constructed by order of emperor Charlemagne, who was buried here after his death in 814

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Equestrian Statue of Charlemagne, Paris, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Equestrian Statue of Charlemagne, Paris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian Statue of Charlemagne, Paris, 1890. Charlemagne et ses Leudes in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, is a bronze statue by Charles Rochet and Louis Rochet

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne is shown the plans for the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Charlemagne is shown the plans for the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Charlemagne is shown the plans for the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, (1936). Karl Der Grosse Lasst Sich Den Plan Zur Palastkapelle Der Kaiserpfalz in Aachen Vorlegen, 796 AD

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne enters Pavia, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Charlemagne enters Pavia, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Charlemagne enters Pavia, (1936). Einzug Karls Des Grossen in Pavia, 774 AD. The Lombards surrender to Charlemagne, King of the Franks (742-814 AD)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Otto III visits the tomb of Charlemagne, 1000 AD, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Otto III visits the tomb of Charlemagne, 1000 AD, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Otto III visits the tomb of Charlemagne, 1000 AD, (1936). Otto III In Der Gruft Karls Des Grossen Im Jahre 1000. Holy Roman Emperor Otto III (980-1002)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charles the Great, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Charles the Great, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Charles the Great, c1930. Portrait of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742- 814), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Scene from the tale of Renaud De Montauban, 15th century, (1849). Creator: Kellerhoven

Scene from the tale of Renaud De Montauban, 15th century, (1849). Creator: Kellerhoven
Scene from the tale of Renaud De Montauban, 15th century, (1849). On the left a messenger brings a letter, and on the right is the Emperor Charlemagne (742-814 AD)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne and his Advisers (engraving)

Charlemagne and his Advisers (engraving)
1218131 Charlemagne and his Advisers (engraving) by French School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Charlemagne (742/747/748-814)

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Statue of a King or of St. Charlemagne, polychromed alabaster sculpture c. 1350

Statue of a King or of St. Charlemagne, polychromed alabaster sculpture c. 1350

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Roldan promising loyalty to Charlemagne, miniature in a page of the manuscript of

Roldan promising loyalty to Charlemagne, miniature in a page of the manuscript of the 14th century Order of the Holy Spirit

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne is crowned king of the Lombards in 774

Charlemagne is crowned king of the Lombards in 774

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the West (800-814) enters in a church followed by prelates

Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the West (800-814) enters in a church followed by prelates. Miniature in the Chronicles of France, 14th century manuscript

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne crosses the Alps in the year 773, oil, detail

Charlemagne crosses the Alps in the year 773, oil, detail

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne, King of the Franks, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
Charlemagne, King of the Franks, (1780). King of the Franks from 768, Charlemagne (c742-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne, King of France, 1789. Artist: Ride

Charlemagne, King of France, 1789. Artist: Ride
Charlemagne, King of France, 1789. Charlemagne (c742-814), King of the Franks from 768 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagne receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, 1789. Artist

Charlemagne receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, 1789. Artist
Charlemagne receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, 1789. Charlemagne (c742-814), King of the Franks from 768 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire, 1882

Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire, 1882. Found in the Collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charles the Great, King of the Franks, 1897

Charles the Great, King of the Franks, 1897. Found in the Collection of Palais de Justice, Paris

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charles the Great, King of the Franks, 1360-1364

Charles the Great, King of the Franks, 1360-1364. Found in the collection of National Gallery, Prague

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Panorama of St. Petersburg and the surrounding area from the birds eye view

Panorama of St. Petersburg and the surrounding area from the birds eye view. Found in the Collection of State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: View of the Monument to Emperor Nicholas I on Saint Isaacs Square

View of the Monument to Emperor Nicholas I on Saint Isaacs Square. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Imperial Page Corps in Sankt Petersburg

The Imperial Page Corps in Sankt Petersburg. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The envoys of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid offering a clock to Charlemagne, 1660

The envoys of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid offering a clock to Charlemagne, 1660. Artist: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)
The envoys of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid offering a clock to Charlemagne, 1660. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts de Cambrai

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Haroun al Raschids Presents, 1882. Artist: Anonymous

Haroun al Raschids Presents, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Haroun al Raschids Presents, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Wittekind calls his Saxons to Arms, 1882. Artist: Anonymous

Wittekind calls his Saxons to Arms, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Wittekind calls his Saxons to Arms, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Dress uniforms of the Preobrazhensky Regiment in 1695-1700, 1901-1904

Dress uniforms of the Preobrazhensky Regiment in 1695-1700, 1901-1904. Artist: Charlemagne, Adolf (1826-1901)
Dress uniforms of the Preobrazhensky Regiment in 1695-1700, 1901-1904. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Coronation of Charlemagne, 1882. Artist: Anonymous

The Coronation of Charlemagne, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
The Coronation of Charlemagne, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charlemagnes School of the Palace, 1882. Artist: Anonymous

Charlemagnes School of the Palace, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Charlemagnes School of the Palace, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Peter II in Peterhof. Artist: Charlemagne, Adolf (1826-1901)

Peter II in Peterhof. Artist: Charlemagne, Adolf (1826-1901)
Peter II in Peterhof. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Imperial Coronation of Charles the Great by Pope Leo III in 800, 1724

The Imperial Coronation of Charles the Great by Pope Leo III in 800, 1724. Artist: Stauder, Jacob Carl (1694-1756)
The Imperial Coronation of Charles the Great by Pope Leo III in 800, 1724. Found in the collection of Benediktinerabtei Ottobeuren

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire with the approval of Emperor Alexander III, July 24

Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire with the approval of Emperor Alexander III, July 24, 1882, 1882. Found in the collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charles the Great (From Livro do Ameiro-Mor), 1509. Artist: Anonymous

Charles the Great (From Livro do Ameiro-Mor), 1509. Artist: Anonymous
Charles the Great (From Livro do Ameiro-Mor), 1509. Found in the collection of Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: The Road to Chernomor. Illustration to the poem Ruslan and Lyudmila by A. Pushkin

The Road to Chernomor. Illustration to the poem Ruslan and Lyudmila by A. Pushkin. Private Collection

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: Charles the Great. Artist: Durer, Albrecht, (Workshop)

Charles the Great. Artist: Durer, Albrecht, (Workshop)
Charles the Great. Found in the collection of Deutsches Historisches Museum

Background imageCharlemagne Collection: View of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. Artist: Charlemagne, Jules (19th century)

View of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. Artist: Charlemagne, Jules (19th century)
View of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. Private Collection



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Charlemagne, the legendary King and Emperor of the Franks, is a figure deeply rooted in European history. Dating back to around 1350 in Aachen, Germany, his influence spread far and wide across the continent. In this captivating image captured in an incunabula Chronicles miniature, we witness a momentous meeting between Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I. Known for his intellectual pursuits as well as military conquests, Charlemagne surrounded himself with brilliant minds like Alcuin of York. In another intriguing scene depicted here, Alcuin presents his knowledge to Rabanus Maurus, showcasing the importance of education during Charlemagne's reign. Roland, one of Charlemagne's most loyal knights immortalized in literature such as "The Song of Roland, " also makes an appearance. His presence serves as a reminder of the chivalry and valor that characterized this remarkable era. This wood engraving from the 19th century captures Charlemagne's regal essence based on a painting by Albrecht Durer dating back to 1512. It beautifully portrays him wearing his crown and robes befitting both his role as King of the Franks (768-814) and Emperor of the West (800-814), not only a ruler but also took great interest in architectural advancements. Here he is seen visiting construction works—a testament to his commitment to progress and development within his empire. Another significant event portrayed here is Wittekind Converts—highlighting Charlemagne's efforts to spread Christianity throughout Europe. This conversion played a crucial role in shaping religious practices on the continent for centuries to come. In all these depictions spanning different eras and mediums, one thing remains constant: Charlemagne's enduring legacy continues to captivate our imaginations today. From conquering lands to fostering intellectual growth and leaving an indelible mark on European history—Charlemagne's impact is truly immeasurable.