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Charlemagne

748 CE – 814 CE

Retrace Charlemagne's life across the map — 4 events in chronological order, from a cinematic flythrough to a full timeline.

Life journey

1. Saxon Wars772 CE
   The Saxon Wars were 32 years of campaigns and insurrections from 772, when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer, to 804 when the last rebellion of tribesmen was defeated. In all, 18 campaigns were fought, primarily in what is now northern Germany. They resulted in the incorporation of Saxony into the Frankish realm and their forcible conversion from Germanic paganism to Christianity.
2. Siege of Pavia773 CE
   The siege or battle of Pavia was fought in 773–774 in northern Italy, near Ticinum, and resulted in the victory of the Franks under Charlemagne against the Lombards under King Desiderius.
3. Battle of Roncevaux Pass778 CE
   The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush a part of Charlemagne's army in Roncevaux Pass, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present border between France and Spain, after his invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
4. Coronation of Charlemagne800 CE
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