Charlemagne's Influence On Education

Charlemagne took a stand for learning by opening new schools, encouraging children to read and write, and attracting leading scholars to his court. Charlemagne, born in 742, ruled the Franks for forty six years, from 768 to 814. He was born around 742 and was emperor for 14 years, from 800-814, or until he died. His mother’s name was Bertrada and his father was King Pepin the third, King of the Franks from 751 to 768 AD. He had four wives in his entire life, the daughter of Desiderius, Hildegard, Fastrada, and Luitgard. His children were Charles, Pepin, Louis, and more. Louis went on the be king after Charlemagne. He also shared the Frankish Kingdom with his brother, Carloman, for about three years until Carloman died in 771. After his death, …show more content…
His grandfather founded The Palace School, and Charlemagne studied there. Charlemagne selected Alcuin, who was a very respected scholar. Alcuin lived in Yorkshire, England, so he had to pack and move to come teach at the Palace School. Charlemagne felt that everyone should have a chance to have an education and go to school. He allowed poor and rich, girls and boys, all types of people to go to school. Charlemagne would also thank the hard-working poor boys, and scold the slouching rich boys because he valued education over …show more content…
The subjects were based on the Bible, Greek and Latin literature, and mythical stories from the Franks. The subjects themselves were reading and writing, studies of famous writers and poets, math, studying the stars, music, and hunting. They also learned Latin, because that was how they spoke in the church. Alcuin and Charlemagne became good friends and discuss classroom activities together. In 796, Alcuin retired and then went on to own a library in France, and died in 804. After about 300 years, the school was renamed The University Of Paris, and is still being used