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Who is credited with the first large organized empire in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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Charlemagne

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Charlemagne was the first acknowledged emperor to reign from western Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire around three centuries earlier. He was able to unify the majority of western and central Europe.

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Answer: Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great

Explanation: He was the king of the Franks from 768 and king of Italy from 774 and from 800 was the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.

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