empress Irene to Charlamagne – In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans, reviving the title in Western Europe after more than three centuries, thus creating the Carolingian Empire, whose territory came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire.
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The Byzantine Empire officially conceding the title of Roman Empire to the Holy Roman Empire. Take that Voltaire
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empress Irene to Charlamagne – In 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans, reviving the title in Western Europe after more than three centuries, thus creating the Carolingian Empire, whose territory came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire.
The Byzantine Empire officially conceding the title of Roman Empire to the Holy Roman Empire. Take that Voltaire