What significant event happened on Christmas Day in 800 AD?
Charlemagne's coronation
Pope Leo III's election
Adrian I's death
The founding of the Papal States
Answer
On Christmas Day in 800 AD, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the emperor, which marked the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. This event strengthened Charlemagne's position and the alliance between the Papacy and the Frankish kingdom.
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