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Charlemagne
Medieval emperor of the Franks, referenced as an example of large-scale governance.
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First appearance: xiv objections to the proposed constitution from extent of territory answered
Charlemagne shows up with force in XIX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the monarch who conquered Germany and established a vast empire, later dismembered.
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In XIX: The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union): Mentioned as the monarch who…
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