Charlamagne I the Great773
Responding to Pope Adrian I's appeal, Charlemagne crosses the Alps with Frankish armies to confront King Desiderius of the Lombards.
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Responding to Pope Adrian I's appeal, Charlemagne crosses the Alps with Frankish armies to confront King Desiderius of the Lombards.
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