The History of Cologne

#30 The Elevation to Archbishopric and the Saxon Wars change Cologne forever


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Charlemagne subjugates the Saxons in Northern Germany and establishes the Archdiocese of Cologne

Charlemagne's conquests in Saxony and his coronation as Roman emperor in 800 enabled the city of Cologne to transform from a peripheral city in the east of the Frankish Empire into a center of political and spiritual power. From Cologne, the newly conquered territories in northern Germany are missionized.

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