Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. ... The creation of the "Papal States" indebted the Pope to Charlemagne, and Pope Leo III eventually crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas day in 800AD. ... To staff his school, Charlemagne turned to the monasteries. ... Charlemagne studied grammar, rhetoric, dialects and astronomy as well. He tried to write, but since he began late in life he was not very successful. ...

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