This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended   Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia.
This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended   Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia. The Treaty of Verdun divided his land  among his grandsons, and Einhard's biography of this man recounts how this son of  (*) Pepin the Short and grandson of Charles Martel was crowned "Emperor of the Romans"  in 800 by Pope Leo III. For 10 points, name this Carolingian ruler who united Western  Europe as King of the Franks.
This man succeeded his brother Carloman, and this opponent of Desiderius ended   Lombard influence in Italy at the Battle of Pavia.
Charlemagne (accept Charles I; accept Charles the Great; accept Carolus  Magnus)