To add to all of this chaos, Germanic tribes invaded their declining city.
During the years 400-600, the kingdom border changed by cause of these wars. During this chaotic turbulence, the church stood by Rome and helped them get through the war by providing safety and strength. A Germanic tribe named the Franks took over the entire Germanic tribes, led by a strong leader by the name of Clovis. The Franks controlled a big part of Europe. Charles Martel, the mayor of the palace, expanded regions in the north, south, and eastern parts, thereby defeating the Muslims. When Charles died, his son Pepin the Short took over in his
place.
After Pepin died, Charlemagne, one of his two sons, ruled the kingdom after his other son, Carloman passed away. Charlemagne took charge and devoted his life to making this new Rome a better place. By taking his troops every summer to conquest vasts and profuse amounts of lands, he was able to build the greatest and biggest empire since ancient Rome. By conquering all of these lands he was able to spread Christianity. Not only did he take this seriously, he got monasteries to make schools to train future monks and priests. Further, since education and for everyone to be well educated was a big goal of his, he created many schools. In order to do this, he surrounded himself with English, German, Italian, and Spanish scholars to create the best ones in his power. One of his greatest accomplishments is his defeat of a restive mob in Rome that had attacked the pope. In his appreciation, the pope crowned Charlemagne “Roman Emperor,” meaning European King. This event alone helped the joining of Germanic power, the Church, and the heritage of the Roman Empire. After this, he is able to strengthen his own power as a king by limiting the power of the nobles and those around him. He took great effort to ensure his empire was united and growing in great wealth and power.