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Charlemagne Archives

January 28

January 28, 814: Charlemagne passed away in Aachen, Germany. Charlemagne ruled the Franks (768–814), the Lombards (774–814), and the Romans (800–814) as the first emperor of what would later be known as the Holy […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-12T04:21:44+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Articles, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Archaeology, Burgundy, Charlemagne, France, Giuseppe Fiorelli, Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Naples, Pompeii|

April 16

April 16, 778: Louis the Pious was born. From 813, Louis the Pious, also known as the Fair and the Debonaire, co-ruled the Roman Empire with his father, Charlemagne. He reigned as king of […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-05T20:08:18+00:00Categories: Law & Regulation, Religion & Faith, Royalty, Power & Class, This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: Charlemagne, crime, Louis the Pious, Manny Sullivan, Monastery of Lorsch, Prohibition, Roman Empire|

April 2

April 2, 1767: The expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain’s massive territories across the Americas began. This was undertaken on the orders of King Charles III of Spain and followed similar efforts by the […]

Ken Wytsma2026-08-12T07:10:54+00:00Categories: This Day in Wine History | Dates|Tags: champagne, Charlemagne, Charles the Great, Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne, Greece, Gustav Clauss, Jesuits, King Charles III, Lodi, Lodi AVA, Mavrodaphne, Robert Koch, scientific advancement, Spain, Thiniatiko, WWII, Zinfandel|

June 13

June 13, 839: Emperor Charles III was born who is an important figure in the history of German’s Pinot Noir. Often referred to as Charles the Fat, he ruled the Carolingian Empire from 881 […]

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