# Coronation of Charlemagne (800)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/800-coronation-of-charlemagne
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans in St Peter's Basilica. At this point in the timeline (25 December 800), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Leo III (26 December 795 – 12 June 816).

## Why it matters
Coronation of Charlemagne mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Leo III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Charlemagne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Coronation of Charlemagne](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Coronation+of+Charlemagne)
- [Wikipedia — Medieval Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Catholic_Church#Middle_Ages)