The most famous biographer of this ruler modeled his work after Suetonius's Lives of the Caesars and was named Einhard.
The most famous biographer of this ruler modeled his work after Suetonius's Lives of the Caesars and was named Einhard. The Admonitio generalis of this man evidences his familial namesake Renaissance, which partly resulted from the appointment of the English scholar Alcuin to his court. This ruler and his uncle Bernard successfully besieged Pavia and subsequently controlled Northern Italy. This ruler's kingdom was divided in the Treaty of Verdun among Lothar, Charles the Bald, and Louis the German. For 10 points, name this ruler, the father of Louis the Pious and son of Pippin III, who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Leo III on Christmas Day, 800 AD.
The most famous biographer of this ruler modeled his work after Suetonius's Lives of the Caesars and was named Einhard.
{Charlemagne} [or {Carolus Magnus}]