Charlesanct

**Charlesanct** (English: /*ʃɑːrləsɔkt*/; 721 - 772), also known as **Charles the Saint** and **St. Charles** (Vulgar Latin: *S. Karolus*) and formerly known as **Charlemed** and numbered as **Charles I** (Vulgar Latin: *Karolus I*) was King of Francia from 750 to 772 and was Holy Emperor of Gaul and All West of the Rhine from April 3rd, 759 to 772. Charlesanct's complete regnal name is (in Latin): *Karolus Rex Augustus*.

## Personal Details

### Issue

Maël of Francia (741 -)Charles, Prince of Burgundy (741 -)

Gabriel of Francia (744 -)

André, Prince of Grand Brittany (746 -)

## Youth

Charlesanct was born to a wealthy family in 721. His youth is often described as joyful and spent his time learning better Vulgar Latin and Occitan. Other than that, not much is known about of Charlesanct's youth.

## Reign (as Duke of Aurleans)

In 740, Charlesanct's father died of unknown causes, causing Charlesanct to become the new Duke of Aurleans. Throughout Charlesanct's life, he was a secret Catholic as the Frankish government was Francian and forbid Catholicism. Just like many others, Charlesanct pretended to be a Francian just so heads wouldn't roll. Eventually, the Frankish Revolution of 742 hit and Charlesanct was one of its biggest supporters. When the Sevartiu-Joafin dynasty was overthrown, Francia was broken apart into duchies. Charlesanct, Duke of Aurleans entered a coalition with other dukes to reform Francia, which they did. From 742 to 750, Francia was a senate led by dukes and notorious grand lords who were all Catholic. However, Charlesanct saw that Francia was less and less united by a faction of senators known as the Separatists who wanted to Keep Francia away from being fully united. In 749, the Unionists (who had opposite views of the Separatists and were led by Charlesanct) became the majority in the senate. Because of this, Charlesanct was appointed "Rexgloriae" (English: *King of Honor*) which meant he had complete control of the country's armies. He soon grabbed more power, killed the Separatist dukes, and went from lordship to lordship negotiating the loyalty of grand lords. On 750, he was crowned King of Francia, however the senate still existed and had minor authority.

## Reign (as King of Francia)

During Charlesanct's reign as king, he would lead various wars against Frankish duchies who weren't in his realm conquering all. He had a rather friendly relationship to Pope Gregorius III and was crowned Emperor of Gallia in 759. His reign was fairly peaceful afterwards with the Frankish economy thriving.

## Death

At feast in 772, Charlesanct was poisoned with an unknown substance by drinking wine. Charlesanct did not die of the poison, but how hard his head had hit the ground. He was pronounced dead immediately upon the arrival of the court physician. It was later discovered that Duke Eugene of Auvergne had poisoned the king's drink. He would be charged and convicted of treason, murder, denying Christ, spitting and urinating upon the Crucifex, and the worship of Beelzebub. Eugene would go on to be burnt alive tied to a stake. The Pope and all the children of Charlesanct watch him be burnt. Manuscripts say that the Pope and the kin of Charlesanct watched as Eugene's skin started to swell and burn and how they listened to his screams of agony and pain, but the onlookers only stared. They felt no emotion. With Charlesanct dead, Francia was split once again into many different duchies. Maël was crowned King of Francia and Gabriel was crowned Gabriel of Aquitaine. The two kings now must fight for who will be the rightful successor for the Holy Empire of Gallia.

## Issue

Maël of Francia (741 AD -)

Charles, Prince of Burgundy (741 AD -)

Gabriel of Aquitaine (744 AD -)

André, Prince of Grand Brittany (746 AD -)