Charlemagne: The Father of Europe
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@nickcaesar5833
4 жыл бұрын
Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Wellington and Oda Nobunaga please
@snakey934Snakeybakey
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and Johann Von Leers, Hannibal, and Eli Cohen.
@digibotdotcom
4 жыл бұрын
Composers.
@angelwhispers2060
4 жыл бұрын
Also I think it's super funny that skill shares your sponsor for this because if Charlemagne were alive today and had the internet he would seriously be all over your channel and skillshare without even thinking about it. Christopher Lee is a recognized descendant of Charlemagne and the reason he was able to use Charlemagne chill coat of arms on his Rock album was by permission of the Pope.
@Rorgash
4 жыл бұрын
you get one month for free usually, and if you try to cancel they will give you another month to keep you around :)
"Heavy metal album sung by Chrostopher Lee". Can we stop for a few seconds and appreciate how awesome of a human being Christopher Lee was?
@kvltizt
4 жыл бұрын
I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly... ...but you have elected the way of... PAIN!
@markgannon7713
4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lee was charlamanes descendant.
@nickjans3846
4 жыл бұрын
I SHED BLOOD OF SAXON MEN
@MissCaraMint
4 жыл бұрын
I swear that portrait of Charlamane looks just like Lee.
@Spartan265
4 жыл бұрын
Lee was a certified badass.
"I'm not the successor of Louis XVI, I'm the successor of Charlemagne" Emperor Napoleon Ier
@JW-jd6sn
4 жыл бұрын
@David Carty what?? He successfully defended France when all of Europe declared war to crush the principles and beliefs that the revolution had. Then he began to conquer or puppet state a lot of Europe with his only bad move being invading Russia, were it took natural elements to drive him back and defeat him. Napoleon along with Alexander the Great are two of the most iconic Western figures to date
@fredbarker9201
4 жыл бұрын
David Carty actually he is arguably superior to Charlemagne, look at the napoleonic code don’t speak about things you haven’t researched
@tritonewt3344
4 жыл бұрын
@@JW-jd6sn I wouldn't say invading Russia was his only bad decision. The Peninsular war in Iberia was what began his downfall
@JW-jd6sn
4 жыл бұрын
@@tritonewt3344 agreed, it wasnt his only mistake but definitely his most costly and deciding mistake that changed the outcome for Napoleon
@tonyhawk94
4 жыл бұрын
@David Carty Napoléon had a bigger impact in Europe than Charlemagne and greater military achievements.
If you are a descendant of Charlemagne... Hello distant cousin.
@Alexander-Hatfield
4 жыл бұрын
Greetings
@12jswilson
4 жыл бұрын
I probably am. Hello cousin.
@carlan8383
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. Pretty cool
@ascd9260
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Otto here
@laurafischer232
4 жыл бұрын
Well, Cindy Crawford is.
Fun Fact: In addition to singing songs about Charlemagne, Christopher Lee was a direct blood descendent
@smartacus88
4 жыл бұрын
Funner Fact: Every single person of Western European lineage is a blood descendant of Charlemagne.
@Glamosapien
4 жыл бұрын
smartacus88 everyone?
@DarkAngelEU
4 жыл бұрын
@@Glamosapien Probably. It's been so long ago since he died that it would be rather hard to find any European that doesn't have a single drop of his blood lol
@warrioroforthodoxy1729
4 жыл бұрын
Danomite any one that has at least one European ancestor because Charlemagne had like 12 children not counting illegitimate children and each one of those kids had multiple children five or more so 5 x 12 and so on
@Glamosapien
4 жыл бұрын
Mr.roasts alot countless people have had insane amounts of kids
His father Charles "The Hammer" Martel sounds like a pro wrestler.
@johnnywalker9287
4 жыл бұрын
Charles was givin the name the hammer after stopping the Muslims from gaining a foothold in france
@cmfgates
4 жыл бұрын
There was a wrassler in the 80s named Charles Martel
@thispastspring3733
4 жыл бұрын
Charles "The Hammer" Martel had an incredible signature aerial finishing move.
@Thumper17
4 жыл бұрын
@@cmfgates You sure you don't mean Rick Martel?
@cmfgates
4 жыл бұрын
@@Thumper17 possible
This is a ruler I've been obsessed with. Ruthless on the battlefield, jovial in the palace, a fastidious learner, and who seemed like a sitcom dad (big-eater, loved drinking, enjoyed singing and laughing, but a very devoted father).
@Cougelly1999
2 жыл бұрын
I really liked reading The Song of Roland which just encourages this image of Charlemagne.
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
@@Cougelly1999 I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍
@noodles6390
11 ай бұрын
In my city in germany there is a big Roland statue in his honor.
@user-jq6tb6zi6l
10 ай бұрын
👍🏻
Is it bothering anyone else that he’s saying “Shar-main” instead of “Shar-le-main” ?
@88_TROUBLE_88
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Fuckin triggered.
@hazeldecker622
4 жыл бұрын
I think he's saying all 3 syllables, just a bit slurred together.
@Yotaciv
4 жыл бұрын
Charles the magnificent.
@inisipisTV
4 жыл бұрын
Char Le Magne
@sinoroman
4 жыл бұрын
aNGERY rEACTS oNLY
Finally a video on one of the greatest conquerors and kings of European history. Thank you for doing this Shell :)
@Biographics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@sinoroman
4 жыл бұрын
25 December : Christmas Day, anniversary of the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor
@weirdboi3512
2 жыл бұрын
also today
@SenemOz
Жыл бұрын
thank you in deed..now i know what a cruel despot charlemagne was using christianity as an excuse to conquer europe..
@christianthompson7915
Жыл бұрын
@@SenemOz bruh. you’re really demonizing legendary rulers based on modern day principals?
1:25 - Chapter 1 - Rise to power 5:15 - Chapter 2 - The warrior king 9:50 - Mid roll ads 11:10 - Chapter 3 - Caroligian war machine 13:10 - Chapter 4 - Caroligian renaissance 15:35 - Chapter 5 - Holy roman emperor 17:05 - Chapter 6 - Private life of an emperor 19:25 - Chapter 7 - Legacy
@BorsosGabor2023
2 жыл бұрын
Fake history!
@almighty3946
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍
Charlemagne and the champagne campaign.
@etho7351
4 жыл бұрын
Is g a vowel sometimes
@danielmenjivar793
4 жыл бұрын
Noice.
@NotWhiteRice
4 жыл бұрын
@@etho7351 G is never a vowel.
@matthiasnagorski8411
3 жыл бұрын
@@etho7351 it must have been confused with the letter "y" back then. Like how "ye shop" was actually supposed to be "the shop", but Germans didn't realize "y" made a "yuh" sound instead of a "th" sound. In all those words, g makes a yuh sound. So it's likely G didn't exist back then. At least, that's how i see it.
@ryderwellbrock
3 жыл бұрын
Very clever.
Dear Simon, Charlemagne is great to see. I was hoping that you would consider the fathers of history, Herodotus, and Thucydides. Especially Thucydides though. His history of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece written not for the moment, but for the ages!
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍
Biographics is a multipurpose channel for me. I love to learn about people, and this is perfect. I love to watch something while I eat, this is what I watch. But, when I feel really depressed, like I do right now...this is what I watch. Thank you so much for being so awesome for so many reasons.
@daftirishmarej1827
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you're feeling a little better now?
@LyraMorgana
2 жыл бұрын
Gero I know how you feel. I have suffered with depression in and off since I was 4. Your more than welcome to message me x
@davidblick2192
Жыл бұрын
Read the Bible.
Simon I gotta say, you make some of the most informative and entertaining content on this platform, and you inject your personality in it perfectly. Love the show, keep up the great work!
@jJuvyCrim
3 жыл бұрын
I AGREE
@marcpeterson5115
3 жыл бұрын
Just don't trust everything he says. He puts out so much, so fast, that sometimes his facts are a bit off.
@joshuddin897
3 жыл бұрын
Grifter
Charlemagne’s daughters never “formally” married but we know that One of his daughters eloped with Einhard, who was in Charlemagne’s court. Also Bertha had at least three children, of the other daughters not much is known about them.
When on holiday in Germany some years ago,I visited Aachen Cathedral,I was amazed to find inside,a much bejewelled coffin,inside a glass case on a high cataphalque, it contained the body of The Holy Roman Emporor, Charlemagne! I’d studied him at school as a youngster,but thought his remains had been lost in antiquity, to say I was amazed, would be an understatement!
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
Charlemagne was a direct descendant of King Darius I. 👑💍
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
@Yarp Yarp Of course Charlemagne was a direct descendant of King Darius I since King Darius I lived 1200 years before Charlemagne did. 👑💍
@alexandreippoliti6898
10 ай бұрын
The german holy romain empire was created two generation after the dead of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was the son of Pépin le Bref, the new King of Francs and creat the empire carolingien Empire who was split in 3 after the dead of Louis le Pieux
I've been waiting for a Charlemagne video for the longest time! Thanks Simon!!!!!
The section about the wars with the Saxons sounded like a chapter form Tolkien.
Funny how that person is seen as the greatest citizen by both - the germans and the french.
@rachelsombo9045
4 жыл бұрын
Not for the French sorry ...
@user-ys5yv2nz6w
3 жыл бұрын
@@rachelsombo9045 Napoleon?
@terraflow__bryanburdo4547
3 жыл бұрын
@Young Pappy Or Frederick the Great.
@UltimatePowa
3 жыл бұрын
Well he was a Frank, which the French and the Germans are both Franks
@Makarosc
2 жыл бұрын
Despite having killed scores of them in the name of religion
AWESOME 👍 very well done. Thanks, again; always a pleasure to see your work
Great stuff! Feels like you might have more information that could be interesting around this period...
This is so very informative! I attempted to research Charlemagne not long ago but kept getting side tracked and never actually learned much, so this is fantastic! Thank you!
You guys helped me rediscover my love of history! Keep up the great work!
Great video and this time, my opinion matters^^ I studied Karl in Paderborn, one of his favorite and most elegant places to stay. I read Einhard, heck, I even gave tours in some of his buildings before and during university times. I know Charlemagne like very few other historical figures and besides some more pictures maybe I don't think anything major was left out or misleading or anything. Great job capturing his ideas and ways!
Great work! I would really like to see a Frederick de Great biography by you. Keep up the good work!
Damn, you're the busiest man on KZread. But great video like usual, I originally found you because of biographics which I instantly fell in love with, but I branched out to all your other channels....and I'm a huge history fan and didn't watch your other channels for the content necessarily but because you kill it every video, unbiased statements based on evidence and not having any bias. So now I'm subbed to all your channels and you better believe I'm on the notification squad for all of them. Keep up the great work
@jayshmurda5051
Жыл бұрын
Dido
Your sponsor segues are as slick as a breaching charge, and I love it lol
@brien1254
4 жыл бұрын
Highland Outsider so that's how it's spelled
I appreciate the technique in these videos of flashing the relevant dates on the screen. It really aids in better understanding the presentation.
Administrative reform? Yeah baby, that's what turns me on.
Field Marshal Mannerheim of Finland would make a most interesting episode - soldier, spy, President and voted greatest Finn of all times who lived through two world wars, the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Revolution and a Civil War.
@mr.columbo5262
2 жыл бұрын
9.
18:18 "Which coincidentally is my facebook status" The guy/girl making the subtitles is amazing 18:28 ""Which coincidentally is my facebook status when my mom is online"" i laughed really hard
@damnslim08
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I thought I was the only one that caught that 🤣
@alexandrugheorghe5610
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. 😝
Wow! As a teen my father moved our family from California to Spain. We lived in a tiny mountain village called Mora d' Ebro. I could never figure out why such a small village would have the ruins of such a huge castle. Who knew they were once so strategic! Fascinating!
Could you possibly do a video on William the Conqueror?
@kurington.blogspot7876
4 жыл бұрын
I want an animated version of his fat corpse-explosion.
@robertsollory7475
4 жыл бұрын
Yes....a double one.....Harold II and William 1
@stevenwebb3634
4 жыл бұрын
He has now.
@nativetube
4 жыл бұрын
@@kurington.blogspot7876 nope
@sandrafocht3051
3 жыл бұрын
We are the Fleming same as Flemish Flanders ! Get your History RIGHT....WE ARE STILL ALIVE....
That glowing, lemon-flavored Life Saver in the background is so random...
@bradypostma5167
4 жыл бұрын
Lemon-flavored Sauron.
@mmondt9440
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I can't stop looking at it...trying to figure out what it is.
Sort of ironic that thanks to this man, who even by the standards of his time, led an incredibly violent life, we don't all write/type in all caps rage mode.
@dingusdingus2152
6 ай бұрын
Or fraktur for that matter...
Thank you for this video. This is great information and knowledge. I'd suggest to use more maps to illustrate wars and campaigns.
Hi! Great video as per usuall. May I request you to make a video about the life of Lafayette. Since he is implacated in the revolutions both American and French
"I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne. "Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky." - Henry Jones Sr
@ericgrabowski3896
4 жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@JudgeCraven
4 жыл бұрын
You should've sent that comment to the Marx brothers!
@darrenabbott6264
4 жыл бұрын
*angry German noises*
@jasongeorgiou4620
4 жыл бұрын
From Indiana jones and the last crusade
@sdgilleland
4 жыл бұрын
@@darrenabbott6264 don't be ridiculous. Communists don't have onions to eat 🤣
Your videos are amazing man, love it! I have a request- Sir Frances Drake, he is my favorite person in history ever (well military type person, that is). And I would love to see one of these about him. Cheers!
Super interesting subject! I think it would have been easier to follow if it was in two parts though... that was a lot of information.
Nice segway today, that was skillful : ) And hey, make a video about Richard Feynman!
I visited the cathedral where he's buried in Aachen, Germany
@timothynoak5967
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@masterofpain120
3 жыл бұрын
It was probably beautiful
@raymondwatt9773
3 жыл бұрын
@@masterofpain120 Very beautiful
@braxtonburcham
2 жыл бұрын
Basil II
Simon, Charles and the Carolingian culture are my primary field right now, and but for some minor quibbles, this was a damn good presentation! For a 20 minute video, you covered the highlights, without glossing over his faults. Good work!
@lainwired3946
4 жыл бұрын
Trusting you'll know: it's shar-la-maine, right? Simon's not pronouncing the la
@Liutgard
4 жыл бұрын
@@lainwired3946 Yes. I think he's just slurring over it because he's trying tocover 70-odd years of history into 20 minutes. :-)
@lainwired3946
4 жыл бұрын
@@Liutgard thought so. It happens. Thanks for the reply
@suzannederringer1607
4 ай бұрын
@@lainwired3946He's pronouncing it correctly in French. It's a French word.
I love this channel as I learn so much info and it’s fun to learn 😊😊 keep up the good work Simon 😊😊
YES! Been waiting so long for this one
Extremely interesting. I didn't know much about Charlemagne until now. Thanks for the good work that you do!
I love this! We're learning about Charlemagne in our homeschool lessons rn.
Thank you, and thank skill share then, these are extremely enjoyable, so much so I'd personally call it art. Hope to see more from you, lobster-back youtube man.
Simon and the crew consistently put out so many good videos. I don't know why, but I'm partial to English accents for documentaries.
Could you do Owain Glyndwr? The last ever welsh prince that ruled
Hi Simon, can you do a biography on someone from Portugal? Thx love your channel.
@anafsantos
4 жыл бұрын
YES, like Vasco da Gama!!
@troystaunton254
2 жыл бұрын
Soldier million would be a good one.
Thanks for making the video. Been waiting for this one :)
OML, I love your segways into the sponsors 😂
Joined at the right time. My two favorite persons in history. First, Archimedes and now Charlemagne.
Amazing as ever. Maybe you can do one on Ludwig Boltzmann. The father of statistical mechanics. The world lost him to suicide because of depression.
Yay! Great video as always, thank you simon
I like this channel it gives a full history lesson without all the fluff! Straight to the point, key points, interesting facts and the accent is very nice 👍
I love your channel and enjoy learning these important historical figures through your concise yet thorough format. Can you please create a content on the life and story of Jose Rizal? Thanks.
Thanks for this vid. I tend to struggle with Frankish history, so this was great for an overview. Kind of cool to see kings who did a bunch of reform. I put Charlemagne in the same sort of kingly category as Alexander and Frederick II. All styled The Great, all put in great governance systems. All left great stories (the Song of Roland's a pretty interesting dive into exploring differences in fiction of personality, psychology and outcomes), though Fritz left us with a lovely shade of blue and a whole collection of really lovely flute concertos.
Love your work,been a fan for a long time!Keep it up.may i suggest Charles the fourth,Wenceslaus and sigismund of the Holy Roman Empire.Sigismund founded the order of the Dragon which later Vlad the Impaler was a part of.
Awesome. I've been waiting for this one
May I ask what the name of the song at 13:07 is? Please and thank you. Also, another great video! I love your content!
Hey simon! Im hoping you could do Gambino and Lucky Luciano next?
Superb bio. More bios about the european kingdoms.
I really enjoyed this video. Please do one of Alphonse X (The Wise) of Castile.
You guys should cover: Attila, Arpad, Svatopluk. St. Stephan. Theres some great stories in there
Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Wellington and Oda Nobunaga please
@eoinsweetman9263
4 жыл бұрын
Wellington is dramatically overrated but then again I was born in a stable.
@augustus8944
4 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, Wellington is awesome.
@nickcaesar5833
4 жыл бұрын
@@eoinsweetman9263 39 battles Duke of Wellington commanded including Waterloo. Napoleon had 56 battles to his name including his loss to Duke of Wellington. The duke is one of the greatest military minds ever.
@eoinsweetman9263
4 жыл бұрын
@@nickcaesar5833 How would he have done on his own at Waterloo?
@davidrenton
4 жыл бұрын
@@eoinsweetman9263 what just the Duke versus the entire French Army, silly question Wellington would off won.
Loving your channel!! Thank you!
another inspired and detailed presentation , Thanks
How on earth you guys manage to do such an imense work? Congrats! Hope for a video about King Michael of Romania, an important figure to the end of WW2.
@lakesheppard5466
4 жыл бұрын
Nobody honey
@lakesheppard5466
4 жыл бұрын
No sir you are a typical 23 or 24 year old. Automobiles are a myth. You probably use your vacuum in sinful ways.
@antonetaciripan9145
4 жыл бұрын
@@lakesheppard5466 STFU
@j.a.weishaupt1748
4 жыл бұрын
Lake Sheppard Are you alright buddy? You sound a bit... creepy.
The real test with such an empire is how to divide it among sons without endless civil war for decades afterwards.
@Alexander-Hatfield
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@DarkAngelEU
4 жыл бұрын
The trick would be to have it divided but let it continue to thrive as a single nation. Kinda the opposite of the EU today.
Please show a progressing map when talking about geoprphy. Thx so awesome love the contint
Yes yes yes I was literally thinking today how awesome a video about charlmange would be
Request :) some Vikings or Celtic historical figures ? maybe some Natives ? LOVE this series btw :) keep em up
@sl3580
2 жыл бұрын
Natives?
Robert the Bruce would be a good one. The Charlemagne one is Interesting and I've learned a lot but it's because I am Keen on learning about evil people. He slaughtered pagans and destroyed the ancient religion and forced Christianity onto them. However good a leader he might have been, these crimes are unforgivable
I totally suggested this ..... 6 months ago but thank you for making it Simmons
Great video - lots of interesting history
What I just saw was a team of dedicated KZreadrs working their tails off to get this vid out to us. Great work you guys! You never disappoint.
"I am torn by a great sorrow because I foresee what evil things they will do to my descendants and their subjects" Charlemagne
Thanks for the great video simon
Hello. Is the lamp on your left in the video on a tripod or something else? Really like it. And the video(s).
0:21 "bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, girls only like guys with great skills"
When is the Augustus Biographics coming tho?
I love the extra bits in the subtext.
Great video guys, could you please make an episode about Billy Mays (Lord of the Pitch)?
I think a video on Judah Maccabee would be quite interesting too see.
@thomasarnoldcoe6527
3 жыл бұрын
Spot on
Simon, I could listen to you read the ingredients off of a box of cereal you're so clever and suave. The fact that you're giving us excellent, well researched history, with a side of humor thrown in, just makes it just, well, fantastic. Keep it up, and more women in history if possible, please!!
@Alexander-Hatfield
4 жыл бұрын
There really aren't any significant woman in history. He should just give a shout out to the mothers of each historical figure he profiles. For example; Olympia was one of the most significant woman in history because she gave birth to and nourished Alexander of Macedon.
@kashfiaislam9995
Жыл бұрын
I wish King Charlemagne died instead of his youngest brother Pepin who died at age 6. 👑💍
Love your channel. Always good interesting content.
He was a fanatic Catholic ruler that united Europe and crushed pagans
Fridrich The Great, please. You will have a huge amount of interesting facts with this one!!!!
I've been waiting on this one for a while now lol
Waited a while for this one favorite king in history thanks
Wait, so Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor out of nowhere? Huh, I thought that was a joke made by Bill Wurtz.
@C152SharjilJafri-hd5tq
4 жыл бұрын
@@Spongebrain97 you're right Sir.
@blugaledoh2669
4 жыл бұрын
@@Spongebrain97 irony
@sinoroman
4 жыл бұрын
25 December : Christmas Day, anniversary of the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor
@gun10ck
4 жыл бұрын
That’s what the his contemporary biographers wanted people to think. In reality he made several trips to Rome prior to the coronation and was in constant contact with the Pope. It was orchestrated.
@ronronyjerardo
4 жыл бұрын
This essential too since there was an absolute power void in the West after the western roman empire fell. There is also the issue of the eastern roman empire's connivance with the patriarch of Constantinople to undermine the pope's influence.
"What have you been doing for the last 9 years? Wasting your time being unskilled." You're not wrong...
Never a disappointment. Thanks Biographics team for your hard work.
Love the vid. If you have a lot of places like this video, please include maps showing the relationships between the places. Also, Hildegard may have had twins or triplets though she would have still been a young bride.
"They unleashed their Viking Rage."
Charlemagne was one “badass” Dude!! The Dude ABIDES!!
@kari7403
4 жыл бұрын
His personal mantra was likely, "Calmer than you." I'll drink a White Russian to him being a Badass!
@kennbiggs9311
4 жыл бұрын
Well put Kari!!!!
Finally! I'm so glad you've decided to acknowledge the late, great Christopher Lee's passion for power metal, and his time as a metal musician \m/
@Alexander-Hatfield
4 жыл бұрын
The guy who played Sauraman "The White"?
@brianwilliams3329
4 жыл бұрын
@@Alexander-Hatfield That's right, Christopher Lee had a power metal band named "Charlemagne," and may also be a descendant of said ruler
Imagine going back in time n having a birds eye view of some of these major battles