weakest christian king

[@MasterofRoflness]

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[@akend4426]

“So can you tell me about how the First World War started?” “Well, in 768, Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks…”

[@alexthepunk84]

😂😂😂

[@antoinesilva1527]

I think France and Germany hated each other because they were bitter brothers who always had something to bicker about.

[@Wertzuio]

@@antoinesilva1527 meanwhile burgundy being reduced to a region in france:

[@hurinthalion5984]

@@Wertzuio literally the forgotten middle child

[@thisasiankidistrashfordram374]

Maybe Gauls/French & Germani have carried chips on their shoulders ever since the Italians/Romans burst out from the Boot to waste em. Ever since the fall of Rome, all the barbarian groups who eventually became the "French" & "Germans" seem obsessed with claiming to be "the New Romans" at different points in history. Ala the Carolingian Empire, the Norman Empires, the several Holy Roman Empires, the French Empire, the Napoleonic Empire, the 2nd and Third Reichs, etc. Often in succession & in direct competition with each other. Like, boys boys, you're Both Pretty. But sorry, try as you might, you'll never be the Romans. The Italians will always have that over everyone else.

[@yeeticus_maximus9616]

I love that Charlemagne was friends with a Muslim caliph. I’ve read that when a Muslim envoy came to Aachen, Charlemagne gave them a personal tour of his palace, during which the Muslim diplomats were astonished by his humbleness

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

"astonished by his humbleness" is a great euphemism for "being shocked by how broke he was"

[@mattiaslime8926]

A ruler is truly great when they are capable of being honorable and even friendly with those who would be called enemies by many of their people.

[@jaif7327]

@@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 i know u aint calling charlemagne broke

[@edyslavico3761]

christian/muslim relations were actually pretty chill back then... at least until the crusades. And even then the relationship between King Baldwin and Saladin was still based on mutual respect. If only christians and muslims were still like this...

[@nigeldereckalcalde7132]

@@edyslavico3761 prolly bc they got defeated at tours

[@rdrrr]

Being an oath-breaker was a BIG deal in a culture where your word was your bond and your personal reputation was more valuable than your wealth.

[@pauloamaral6069]

Well spoken! Many may think this was Just a Christian value, but the truth IS that Word and Oaths were capital matters to the GERMANIC TRIBES, part of their ethos. Since both cultura mixed those early kingdoms became Very fond of Oaths. And ITS such as XENON was something important in the Ancient WORLD (common between Middle Eastern and Greeks, but mainly cristalized in the CULTURE of romana and Greeks). THINGS like that were always Paramount when your WORLD had no common laws, except for the Common Sense of civility and honor.

[@starmaker75]

Even today being a oath breaker is still what we consider now "a dick move"

[@JokerObama]

Based.

[@kubilaikhan9212]

Especially in Germanic cultures. They knew written contracts of course, but traditionally most oaths were oral.

[@dwarfbard6226]

Yes! There is a reason Dante Alighieri wrote the traitors Brutus and Cassius into the deepest pit of hell.

[@НиколайРоманов-л6ю]

For a broken "empire" where every city functioned on its own and did not comply by the Imperial Laws and a bunch of hungry neighbours around, the HRE lasted VERY long and is definitely one of the greatest political entities in history

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

the fact it was so broken is what made it live for so long. if nobody was forced to actually adhere to the laws no one really had a reason to leave.

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

Just like the Roman Empire, it was so unstable it lived longer than it should

[@rdrrr]

It actually wasn't like that for much of its existence. People get their knowledge of the HRE from EU4 or that one Voltaire quote. The HRE evolved and changed through the many centuries it existed. And for much of its history the HRE was one of the more stable realms in Europe.

[@mrsupremegascon]

Carolingian Empire is different from the HRE tho (which was funded by Otto). Yes, the HRE claimed Carolingian heritage, but it was a totally different system, different territory and a different culture. There was no continuity between the last Carolingian Emperor (Charles the Fat) and the first HRE Emperor (Otto the Great).

[@jaif7327]

a thousand year reich

[@johncross1095]

Fun fact, the late Sir Christopher Lee is a descendant of Charlemagne and made two heavy metal albums in regards about Charlemagne's life and reign. my personal favorite among them is the Massacre at Verden.

[@AG63830]

Every single human of European ancestry is a direct descendant of Charlemagne, you can find articles online about that

[@Freedmoon44]

​@@AG63830"nearly" about 80% and rising But then again we are also all related to a certain muslim prophet, an enormous part of Asia to a certain Khan etc... Lots of bastards over generation meant lots of new lineage until blood was so not noble it spread amongst the lowest in society ^^

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

This was literally me when I slew the Saxon man

[@EllipticalReasoning]

@@AG63830 Ok, but how many heavy metal albums have you made about Charlemagne's life and reign?

[@osmaniesquijarosa4308]

@@AG63830yes, but he has patents of nobility, old dynasty ledgers and records that trace his line directly to Charlemagne, not something most Europeans can say.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

Charlemagne is very difficult to categorize, he was both a gigachad and an absolute monster at the same time. I think it is the inevitable result of living in his times

[@AmirSatt]

Not really "absolute monster". He was not worse than anyone at that time, most of the blame he got was from crying neo pagan nazis because of whom they lost their "true germanic faith"

[@kenzieafent6291]

Yeah, he was a great conqueror but on the other hand... He was French.

[@csmrookie9600]

And German. He’s a Frank.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

@@kenzieafent6291 heh, he was a frank, it's hard to classify what germanic tribes would be in the context of today's nations.

[@uastyrdzhii]

paganism is cringe

[@uberfeel]

"Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right." - Charlemagne

[@noshitbro3722]

And he managed to leave behind a direct descendant named Sir Christopher Lee, the gigachad who fought in wars, became a master fencer and a master actor

[@liamjm9278]

All of Europe is descendant of him.

[@Daydy377]

And the leader of the istari order

[@schmoorfderschmied1763]

Yeah, Charlemagne was quite the badass. I just want to mention his father and grandfather because those were badasses in their own right and laid the foundation for Charlemange.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

A man who left a legacy that lasted over a thousand years.

[@Hypogeal-Foundation]

"Lasted over 1000 years" Just like the third Reich.

[@ric270]

Legacy yes, Kingdom, not so much

[@DarkKnight-em7ue]

​@@ric270He's called "The Father of Europe" for a reason

[@crypticcynic7827]

This is probably the best execution of this meme format. The spacing is excellent.

[@gorgeousgentleman5390]

His sons : Father can you told us how to rule our empire and become a good emperor ? Charlemagne : Pray, Spread the God's words, and love Jesus His son : That's not the answer of what we want, those are the jobs of the monk Charlemagne : Yes

[@siechamontillado]

We know him as Charlemagne, his enemies knew him as Charlepain.

[@starmaker75]

*painful rimshot*

[@jessietricia1609]

Charlemagne: Look at me. Look at me. I'm the Rome now.

[@AG63830]

Fun fact: it is believed (due to scientific studies) that Charlemagne is an ancestor of every human of European ancestry (due to how many children and nephews he had)

[@Ragnarra]

I would rather be related to Genghis Khan.

[@jackpack1213]

Charlemagne is better

[@based.English.Rose17]

Every European is genetically related anyway. We really don't care about one guy

[@nathanparke375]

He is my 35th great grandfather

[@Ragnarra]

@@jackpack1213 Knowing my luck I'm probably related to them both.

[@notcraig2239]

Chadlemagne the Conqueror, the man so great he made and broke a whole continent. Too bad he accidentally created the Germans as well

[@notcraig2239]

True

[@Graf-Fischgen-von-Fischgesicht]

​@@notcraig2239forgot to change Account?

[@B1son]

Bro created germany and France... honestly huge mistake on his end

[@crusader2112]

But I like Germany.

[@Jester4460]

@@B1sonreally it all boils down on blaming the Brit’s

[@ApostleOfDarkness]

Now do weakest Chinese Emperor

[@yusufardagures5490]

Weakest Khagan.

[@ra_alf9467]

Average Chinese Emperor

[@clewrites]

Li Shimin?

[@nanashi7779]

As a Muslim, I think Charlemagne was a strong ruler who likely would have been called a tyrant by these weak-willed spineless modern Christians. His interactions with Harun al-Rashid were golden.

[@Lord_Numpty]

As a Catholic, I agree.

[@leefairweather5772]

Unfathomably based

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

as a muslim you should be thankful modern christianity has reverted away from "conquer conquer conquer" and rather stayed true to the New Testament because if we'd return to the ways of blood... well... there would be no muslim left, no jew, no hindu, no nothing.

[@mattiaslime8926]

By using the laws and customs of those times literally almost every single ruler would have been called a dictator by today standards.

[@dunbass7149]

Charlemagne forced conversion and committed genocide, I get the impression Jesus wouldn’t approve

[@Weeboslav]

"But Charlemagne has done the most damage to the planet by creating the french" savage

[@TheFearsomePredator]

Creating one of the biggest superpower in Europe is quite a pain in the ass yes

[@Mrkabrat]

When the mountains speak basque, Charlemagne (and Roland) weep

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

Bro just made a country that today would be similar in population to the USA and lost it immediately after his death, simply because he forgot to change some stupid succession law. His legacy is still felt, although the regions existed before him, he was the first unitor of Germany and the last unitor of France. In terms of legacy and what he meant for Europe I'd say he's similar to Caesar and Napoleon.

[@wingedhussarswiss4703]

The United States has a population of iver 340 million last I checked, that is bigger than the population of Tang China and Europe combined at that time I am pretty sure.

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

@@wingedhussarswiss4703 I checked, pretty sure it's 331 mil, that wasn't far off the global population back then, but I'm talking about the current population, besides the area that is now the USA had even less people. He ruled over what is now known as France, (Most of) Germany, (Most of) Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Austria, Luxenbourg, Belgium, a big chunk of Tsechia. If you combine those you'd gues, if I'm correct that would be like 270 million something people. I said that it today would be similar in population as in, if it existed today, spanning over the area that we have on this planet in our timeline

[@zippyparakeet1074]

No one comes close to the legacies of Augustus, Constantine the Great and Justinian the Great when it comes to Europe.

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

@@zippyparakeet1074 Jesus? Hitler?

[@zippyparakeet1074]

@@Killerwale-hk4wy For Jesus- Sure but I was talking about rulers Hitler- no, he doesn't compare at all.

[@dave2.077]

its baffeling to think that this mans actions are now the reason the people 30 minutes away from me dont speak my language

[@Letnistonwandif]

Dude you should make a video about the almogavars and their campaigns in Anatolia against the Turks. They were very strong Spanish warriors 💪🏻💪🏻

[@hannibalburgers477]

Oh shoot, did it work? They must be super mega strong seeing how things turned out.

[@hannibalburgers477]

(!)

[@jaif7327]

they were catalans

[@maddogbasil]

"Al" mogavars 🤔 (Al) Hmmm...Sounds very islamic to me

[@jaif7327]

@@maddogbasil almogavar comes from mughawir in arabic meaning outer marches (frontier bandits/warriors) it was used by both muslims and christians to refer to the frontier raiders in general

[@JohnRStrachan]

Epic, would be cool to see a video on Cyril and Methodious and Svatopluk of Greater Moravia

[@shreddedpaperplate2993]

Come December you should do a video on Good King Wenceslaus of Bohemia

[@ishakenjy8344]

Bro early HRE Charlemagne civ4 theme hit harder than it should. Good choice.

[@dunbass7149]

I love how the Monty python bit at 1:05 is playing over the epic music

[@kyledawson7175]

remember when this guy was a StarCraft 2 youtuber?

[@idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472]

Charlemagne built what was by all means a legitimate successor to the Roman empire only for his heirs to fuck it up, truly what could be more Roman?

[@robertmiles1603]

i wanna see the one about the czech general

[@fehervari98]

Do one about Louis I of Hungary. Man was a menace

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

it is pretty great that in a modern democracy we can have a leader change without half the country falling apart haha. monarchies are so funny.

[@SchemingGoldberg]

Haha... yeah... America is doing so great right now... haha... definitely not falling apart... haha...

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@SchemingGoldberg I meant democracies. not two party states which give the people the choice between billionaire A or billionaire B. the US is a democracy only in name and that can be simply seen by the fact "compromise" is a bad word in US politics and a sign of defeat instead of triumph.

[@baconisyummy8065]

imagine dying with unfulfilled ambitions. shoulda just "add_trait immortal"

[@SchemingGoldberg]

I know, right? Massive skill issue.

[@ringfullofflames]

blame louis for changing the course of western europe

[@AlvinREDDELTA]

having a kingdom was very complicated many will compete with you on the throne damn son

[@COMMANDER_FOX]

Hey that’s my dad talking at the end

[@lechanoine9372]

Oh that music brought back so many memories of hours playing Civ IV

[@calinyamoutha5204]

what do you use to make these

[@TheGrenadier97]

Greatest problem with Charlemagne is that there was only one of him.

[@michinomiya8179]

Charlemagne was truly the Christian King of all time

[@Ismael_Malikshahi]

I don't think christainty would had spread in western Europe if it was not by him

[@Auza-d1g]

if the succession law would actually change into primogeniture, the empire could last longer rather than gavelkind

[@augmenautus]

Amazingly, Charlemagne accomplished all those things without being able to read.

[@ric270]

He apparently regretted not knowing how to read and I think had most of his kids tutored, but he still never learned probably because he was to busy conquering stuff

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

He should've went after Hispania, North Africa and Italy to be truly Roman Emperor.

[@anadaere6861]

Jan Zizka, aka the mad lad who didnt need no eyes to see hes winning this

[@TyudroWymoreEdgartyu2]

Weakest British WW2 Spy should be all about Garbo.

[@_unknown123.]

The most fatal mistake that Mr Charlemagne made was having many children

[@HolyknightVader999]

When did Charlemagne fight Muslims? Last I checked, he was allied with the Abbassid Caliph and went into Spain with the support of the Muslim governor there to restore order. It was the Basques who defeated his forces.

[@thegatorhator6822]

Charlemagne did great things and the very next generation his descendants undid them. History reminds us how fragile our victories are.

[@sandwichygdrasil533]

Btw his sword can be found in the Louvres museum, and his nephew (or whatever he was) Rolland is the hero of a very famous and old gest

[@ianmack5203]

I have noticed no own else point this else but does no one see the symbolizym of the longest battle between France and Germany being located at Verdun.

[@Galendy]

You should do one video about the Half Man (Blas de Lezo)

[@juliusalbe2070]

The civ 4 music hits hard

[@kosakukawajiri5007]

So... Charlemagne dying led to crippling h3nta1 addiction.

[@hakantuncer3329]

please do the Turkish independence war

[@platyna77]

That civ4 music though...

[@BluJean6692]

Weird coincidence, I was on his page a lot recently since I was considering being him for Halloween...

[@nopurposeposting1548]

bro use "weakest christian king" then proceed to pick charlemagne

[@glennashia1421]

It's called irony

[@FatManJackson]

As a black man I am proud to be a direct descendant of Charlamagne.

[@Abdullatif-pj7wq]

As a muslim, I feel ofended because he called him "weakest" lol XD

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Is that tremeua Morison at the end?

[@_anonymous_gamer_8689]

Ay can you make a video about David IV builder please?

[@lurkin5098]

used this to complete a cringe study guide for my cringe college class

[@25usd94]

Charlemane would have loved basketball

[@teodorbalhar37]

You should do battle of taus

[@khinev3128]

The father of europe they say..

[@gigachad2162]

Bro I just learned about this dude in west civ class

[@FarmerDrew]

Yeah the Croats had a thousand years of practice since the Hellenic Wars

[@PraiseworthyNobleman]

Charlemagne had 4 wives he is giga chad

[@arekusu.]

Yes, and according to anime he had a pink-haired femboy underling

[@razorback9999able]

Seems you've stopped making videos of you playing strategy games.

[@petrifiedpencil]

Carolingian renaissance moment

[@MrLaz0rz]

Forgot to mention almost ALL nobility in the 1800s is a direct descendant of Charlemagne.

[@ThunderCrims]

when I saw that it was Charlemagne I knew this is going to be insane.

[@CLEVERCATMAN]

And now he is the ancestor of most people of European descent.

[@AntiquaRelic]

Charlemagne one of the greatest christian ruler of all time

[@FireboltPrime]

Imagine being so virile that you create two great powers over a millenia old

[@sahilhossian8212]

Lore of weakest christian king momentum 100

[@darthwalrus4740]

Civ4 music? Nice.

[@kurosu-samaklipleri7090]

0:56 WHHAYTTTT!!! Avars are Turks and they are my ancestors. I never thought they would become loyalty to Charlamage

[@_Nohan_]

CIV 4 MUSIC LET’S GOOOOOOOO

[@FrancisTheBerd]

The succession laws made the empire a disjointed mess... Sad

[@SoHanged]

And the German? Charlemagne create both french and German people. (Medieval-modern German people)

[@willphoenix5464]

Truly the greatest depiction of the Basque are enormous acid-spitting pagan termites True to life

[@110gotrek]

thanks!

[@giorgosmichael9142]

You mean Basil the 2nd , the slayer of Bulgars, the Byzantine Emperor?

[@yoab]

0:33 he forced Muslims to retreat why u lying 🤥

[@fwedsewewe]

Glory to the father of Europe.

[@Raleyg]

Charlemagne was the IRL God-Emperor of Mankind

[@theultimateartist4153]

Do a video on the black king of Haiti!!!!!!!!

[@Testimony_Of_JTF]

I love Charlemagne so much it is unreal

[@death-istic9586]

Hi!❤

[@nonsenseimperialism2002]

Truly the Emperor of the Romans

[@BluJean6692]

You trolling putting a pic of an african elephant instead of asian elephant as specified in the text. I refuse to believe a guy who knows so many historical references doesn't know the difference...

[@robertusaugustus2003]

“I shed the blood of the Saxon men, I shed the blood of FOUR THOUSAND Saxon men!”

[@based.English.Rose17]

And yet today the Saxons still exist with their state (Saxony). Jokes on karl

[@caretakercat7176]

Best thing about Charlemagne is that he had a femboy at home

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

Do for weakest Muslim king, do Saladin, mehmed or baibars

[@IVEREIStan]

feudalism >>>>

[@josephha1819]

big carl

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

Okay come on now, the meme doesn't work when he's the exception to the rule, everyone after him was a twat or a prat. The only cool descendant he had was Christopher lee