Anno Testimonii
Help her finish her letters. Your support funds the research and testing that make this quantifiable and authentic.Support

Charlemagne crowned; the papacy as family property

THE HISTORICAL RECORD  ·  800  ·  Europe

Home › Timeline › The Capture › Charlemagne crowned; the papacy as family property

Christmas Day 800, Leo III crowns Charlemagne: throne welded to altar. Then the papacy is held as family property for two generations.

In plain words

On Christmas Day 800 the pope crowns Charlemagne, joining throne and altar; then the papacy is held as family property for two generations: the seat no one may accuse, held as an asset.

The mechanism

THE UN-ACCUSABLE SEAT, HELD AS AN ASSET

How it was checked

The whole timelineThe CaptureThe historical recordAll eras