Charlemagne (742-814) appears in person with an armed force, enters into
Rome, and seizes the enemies of Pope Leo III and the Church. 800
Beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. 800 AD
Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 800.
Coronation of Charlemagne at Rome. Rules 800-814.
Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, is crowned as the first Holy Roman Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III at Rome.
The Holy Roman (West Roman) Empire is the new empire of the West, as opposed to the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire.
It includes all of France, Germany, Spain to the Ebro, Italy to Benevento, several isles of the Mediterranean, and the greater
portion of Pannonia.
Irene, the Eastern Empress, refuses to recognize Charlemagne as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 800
Church of St. Boniface at Fulda, Germany. 800-822
Invasion of Bohemia by the Franks. 800
Harun-al-Rashid sends an embassy to the court of Charlemagne, 800
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Invasion of Germany by the Northmen (Vikings). 800
The city of Machu Picchu. Peru. c.800
Will be rediscovered in 1911.
Temple of the Sun at Moche, Peru. c.800-900
A huge adobe brick temple, five stories high and crowned with a pyramid.
It is the largest ancient construction in South America and rises to 135 ft.
