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Frankish King Charlemagne: A Symbol Of The European Union
“Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right we must know what is right.”
Charlemagne (742-814) became sole king of the Franks in 771 and the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800. He ruled over most of Western Europe and was noted as a law-giver, administrator, protector of the church and promoter of education. Frankish king Charlemagne (768-814) is the most Western European Union into a single political fact, he doubled the size of the land dominates the politics of it, and so he basically to change the game of Frankish rule of political life in the West re practice. Charlemagne became a legend shortly after his death, remains a powerful symbol for today's European Union (EU).
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