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Why was charlemagne not truly the "emperor of the romans?

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The Roman Empire of the West ceased to exist by 476 CE. As such, his rule came three centuries late. Moreover, he held no power in the City of Rome itself. The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire

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