The Famous Ruler: Charlemagne

The most famous ruler of the Middle Ages was Charlemagne.
Charlemagne is known for conquering much of Western Europe and uniting it under one great empire. Not only was he known for being a great ruler, but for reviving the political and cultural life of Europe which had collapsed during the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
This great ruler was born approximately on April 2, 742. He was born to
Pepin the Short and to Bertrada. Charlemagne had a younger brother named Carloman. Carloman was four years younger than Charlemagne. Not much is known about Charlemagne's childhood ,but it is known that he learned how to speak and read Latin but, he never learned to write it. One of his many teachers was Fulrad, the abbot of St. Denis. He was 21 when his father died. By this time, Charlemagne already had political and military experience. …