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title: Bust of Charlemagne
author: Beckstet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10299/bust-of-charlemagne/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bust of Charlemagne
_Authored by Beckstet_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10299.jpg)
## Image Caption
Bust of [Charlemagne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charlemagne/) (Charles the Great, also known as Charles I, l. 742-814 CE), King of the [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/) (r. 768-814 CE), King of the Franks and [Lombards](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lombards/) (r. 774-814 CE), and Holy [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) (r. 800-814 CE), in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Beckstet. (2019, March 22). Bust of Charlemagne. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Beckstet. "Bust of Charlemagne." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2019. .
### MLA
Beckstet. "Bust of Charlemagne." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachen_Domschatz_Bueste1.jpg) by [**Beckstet**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachen_Domschatz_Bueste1.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 22 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.