Appendix

The following is a chronological statement of the most important events in the life of Charlemagne:

742 Birth of Charlemagne.
768 Accession to the throne conjointly with Carloman.
771 Death of Carloman.
772 Saxon War.
773 War with the Lombards.
777 Mayfield at Paderborn.
778 War with Arabs in Spain.
785 Submission of Wittekind.
788 Bavaria subdued.
800 Crowned Emperor at Rome.
808-810 Defeated the Danes.
814 Death of Charlemagne.
814 Accession of Ludwig.

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Translated from the German by
GEORGE P. UPTON

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