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Charlemagne’s accomplishments did ultimately outweigh his failures, and as a result, he did deserve the title “Charles the Great”. By 800 Charlemagne had succeeded in greatly extending his power while crushing several enemies. As the sworn protector of the Church, he was in fact the Holy Roman Emperor of Rome, which helped him in fulfilling his goal of converting all of the Franks to Christianity. In addition, Charlemagne attempted to create unity and harmony within his vast empire and to support laws and promote learning that would achieve his goals of the empire. Through his program of cultural revival and changes to the Church, he succeeded in improving the level of civilization in the West. Charlemagne expanded the number of schools, and

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