What Was Significant About Pope Leo III's Crowning of Charlemagne

question 29

Multiple Choice

What was significant about Pope Leo III's crowning of Charlemagne as emperor on Christmas Day,800 CE?

• A) This ceremony was the beginning of what would become known as the Holy Roman Empire.
• B) Charlemagne could build a tremendous military force, because he had influence with the pope.
• C) The crowning prepared Charlemagne to exert authority over papal decrees.
• D) The crowning signaled that the papacy held more political power than Charlemagne did.

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