The colossus of an Empire existed from 800/962-1806 when it got dismantled as a direct result of the Napoleonic wars. It included territories in Western and Central Europe.
Charlemagne was crowned its first Emperor by Pope Leo II on 25 December. The extraordinary conqueror had been responsible for the setting of the Carolingian Empire by his conquests of a great part of the then Europe.
There are other people, men, and women worthy of mention
who helped grow and sustain the empire. They go down in history as icons and impeccable symbols of greatness. Six of those extraordinary men and women are named in this list. They will continue to live through time and history as their contributions as political and religious entities to the wellbeing of the Empire and indirectly on human civilization will never be forgotten.
6. Frederick III
He was born on September 21, 1415, in Innsbruck. He succeeded his father as the Duke of Austria in 1424. He got into the imperial office when crowned King of the Romans or Germans.
He largely failed as a leader. They were lapses in his governing. This stirred the nobles to rebellion, resulting in the election of Maximilian as the King of the Romans, while he still maintained the imperial office.
5. Frederick II
He was the Holy Roman Emperor (1220-50), German king (1212-20), King of Sicily (1197-1250) and King of Jerusalem(1229-50).
He was the son of The Holy Roman Emperor and Constance, the heiress of Sicily. He was the center of a heated struggle for the German crown. He later became Holy Roman Emperor after the Pope promoted his coronation and he was installed as Emperor. His intense battle with the Papacy which led to the ruin of the house of Hohenstaufen and severely damaged the Papal prestige. During his rule, the great days of the German empire ended and the rise of states in Italy began.
4. Henry II
One of the Empire's greatest icons. He succeeded his father as the Duke of Bavaria and became The Holy Roman Emperor in 1014.
As Emperor, he helped restore order in Lombardy and reasserted his sovereignty in all Italy. He was distinguished for his piety with his wife Kunigunde of Luxembourg. His most notable achievement was the foundation of the new bishopric of Bromberg. He passed away childless and was succeeded by Conrad II.
3. Conrad II
Pope John XIX crowned him The Holy Roman Emperor on Easter Sunday 1027. His rule was characterized by several conquests that immensely benefitted the Empire. It was also distinguished by the acquisition of imperial property and uniform laws and statues increase in the flow of money and also in public security. His only failure was his defense of the nobles and his unsuccessful fighting of the wretched excommunicated archbishop Aribert.
2. Constance
She lived from 1154-98. Was The Holy Roman Empress, wife of The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and also the daughter of King Roger II of Sicily.
The nobles of Sicily didn't consider Constance a good choice of King Williams II's successor. William had named her his heiress. The nobles instead chose Tancred her nephew as William's successor on the King's deathbed.
She was captured in an unsuccessful campaign by Henry VI against Tancred but was afterward soon released. After Tancred's death, Henry was crowned king of Sicily. At Henry's death, the whole of Italy was up against German rule. Constance in a wise move to preserve the throne for her infant son Frederick renounced the German kingship for Frederick and had him crowned king of Sicily in 1198. She served as her son's regent and before her death named Pope Innocent III his guardian.
1. Charlemagne
The most famous of all the people on this list. Well known for his conquests throughout Europe that established the Carolingian empire.
Charles the Great was the King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774. He was also Emperor of the Romans from 800. He was the first recognized Emperor to rule from Western Europe since the fall of the Western Empire three centuries before. As a conqueror, he is worthy to rank with the greats like Caesar, Napoleon, etc. He was later canonized by Antipope Pascal III
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