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After the death of Pippin III the Short (714-768), his sons Karlmann (751-771) and Karl (747/748-814) shared the throne. After the early death of his brother, Charles became sole ruler of the Frankish Empire in 771. In numerous battles, he extended his empire, the largest since the Roman Empire, over what is now France, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland and laid the foundations for a Christian West. At Christmas 800, he was crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (750-816) in Rome.

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In addition to trade, commerce and agriculture, he promoted cultural development and the sciences and also created a comprehensive legal system, including wine legislation. He also promoted viticulture through numerous laws and donations of vineyards, as evidenced by numerous documents, mostly to Roman Catholic monasteries and orders in well over 50 places. In the "Capitulare de villis vel curtis imperii Caroli Magni" (landed estate ordinance on the administration of crown estates) issued by him and recorded in 812, the three-field cultivation, fruit care, livestock breeding and viticulture are regulated, among other things.

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