Charles the Great

His name was French for Charles the Great.

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was the first holy Roman emperor, in the eighth century, and the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the western Roman empire three centuries earlier.

To all this Einhard's Life of Charles the Great stands as a notable exception.

Her endeavours formed part of the literary activity by which the age of the emperor Otto the Great sought to emulate that of Charles the Great.

We can affirm with greater certainty that he was connected with the Elisei who took part in the building of Florence under Charles the Great.