The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to make sweeping cultural, economic, and religious changes—at any cost.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is due to receive the International Charlemagne Prize on Thursday in the German city of Aachen. The head of the European Commission is being ...

Spanish King Felipe VI has firmly rejected calls to dismantle the European Union, warning against the rise of "dangerous and misguided voices" advocating for a return to isolated national politics ...

She was best known for her major scholarly biography of the 8th-century Frankish king Charlemagne, King and Emperor, published in 2019, long after her formal retirement, which was chosen by both ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy collected the prestigious Charlemagne Prize on behalf of the Ukrainian people on Sunday in honour of services to Europe, capping a visit to Germany in which he ...

Henry III attached the treasures of his Westminster Abbey shrine to the silk used for Charlemagne's shroud.

A brightly-colored triptych relief depicts a medieval scene of King Charlemagne seated on a throne flanked by his followers, each with his proper right hand raised to his chest. King Charlemagne holds ...