How do you get this idea? He was actually crowned on Christmas day of 800! His coronation created the Holy Roman Empire which existed until 1806! Historians dont actaully know weather or not he was pleased or displeased, but the contemporary account is that he was happy about his cornation becasue it would be useful to him having the imperoal title obviously, and was thankful to the church and the Papacy but also felt regretful for being viewed as a subject of the Papacy Charlemagne heartily disliked the Church and suspected trickery by the Pope. Incidentally, he wasn't crowned 'Holy Roman Emperor', just 'emperor'. The idea that he was the first Holy Roman Emperor is a much later fiction. The earliest mention of the Holy Roman Empire dates from about 1250.
no one did but the pope crowned him emperor of the franks.AnswerPope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800 in St. Peter's Basilicia.
no one did but the pope crowned him emperor of the franks.AnswerPope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800 in St. Peter's Basilicia.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne.
Charlemagne was crowned by Pope Leo III.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor in 800 A.D.
Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800 by Pope Leo III.
Charlemagne.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 AD in Rome.
Charlemagne did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.