Chapter 51 Flashcards
Alfonso II:
In 798, Charlemagne recognized him as a legitimate king and the greatest Christian king.
Constantine VI:
Byzantine emperor, son of Leo IV. His mother Irene was regent until he became a tyrant and was imprisoned. Irene then became empress.
Why was Constantine V planning to go to war against the Bulgarian Empire in 775?
Constantine V resettled captives along Bulgarian borders, angering the Bulgarian khans, who retaliated by raiding Byzantine land.
Al-Mahdi:
Son of al-Mansur, launched an offensive into Asia Minor, defeated Byzantine defenders, and demanded ransom and yearly tribute from Irene to withdraw from Chrysopolis.
Charles the Younger:
Charlemagne’s second son, who inherited the title of king of the Franks.
Kardam:
Bulgarian khan who twice defeated Constantine VI during his reign.
Describe Charlemagne after being invited by Irene.
- Charlemagne controlled the lands of the Franks and Italians.
- He was creating a dynasty.
- His second son, Charles the Younger, was designated to inherit the job of king of the Franks.
- His third son, Pippin, was made king of Italy.
- His fourth son, Louis the Pious, was king of the Frankish territory, Aquitaine.
- He ruled over them as an emperor rules over vassal kings.
- Charlemagne also took on the responsibility as defender of the Christian faith.
Why did Irene ask Charlemagne to betroth one of his daughters to Constantine VI?
Irene needed a strong alliance against the Arabs and was embarrassed by her inability, so she asked Charlemagne to betroth one of his daughters to the eleven-year-old emperor.
Why did Charlemagne attack the Saxons in 782?
Because of their resistance to Charlemagne’s rule.
In 782, he ordered forty-five hundred Saxon prisoners to be massacred.
Their leader had to agree to Christian baptism.
Charlemagne imposed religious rules upon the Saxons.
Charlemagne decreed that any “unbaptized pagan Saxon shall baptize or die.”
What did the title imperator et Augustus mean to Charlemagne?
It meant Charlemagne had the authority to stand as the protector of faith and the highest power in the Christian world.
