Title:
Coronation of Charlemagne in Rome, Christmas Day, 800 AD, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
Coronation of Charlemagne in Rome, Christmas Day, 800 AD, (1936). 'Krönung Karls Des Grossen in Rom, 25 Dezember 800'. Charlemagne, King of the Franks (742-814 AD), was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Old St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]