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Charlemagne moved aggressively, especially in Italy, to remove those who threatened his power. He immediately attacked and defeated King Desiderius of the Lombards. Shortly thereafter Charlemagne was crowned king of the Lombards at Pavia. The Frankish conquest of Italy—first of Lombardy in the north and later Benevento in the south—brought new wealth and people into his kingdom.
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Despite this setback from the Basques, Charlemagne greatly expanded his kingdom during the first ten years of his reign. Just as importantly, he brought together the most learned men in the kingdom
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Charlemagne became involved in a series of campaigns or wars, to expand his kingdom. He fought in the war against the pagan kingdom of Saxony (772-777). When he finally received their surrender, he forced the Saxons to become Christians or else they were put to the sword.
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The title of the company alludes to the historic name connection with the French Kings, Pepin le Bref being the father of Charlemagne in the early eighth century Frankish Kingdom. It was thought that the Pepin name first arrived in England at the time of Huguenot unrest in seventeenth century France, though it could possibly have been earlier.
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