Caption:
Charlemagne at Paderborn (probably in 777 AD) - by Ary Scheffer. Charlemagne (Latin: Carolus Magnus, meaning Charles the Great) (742 or 747 - 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded and consolidated the Frankish Empire to incorporate much of Western and Central Europe. ©TopFoto