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Eginhard

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Einhard

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(born c. 770, Maingau, Franconia—died March 14, 840, Seligenstadt, Franconia) Frankish historian and scholar. An adviser to Charlemagne and to Louis I the Pious, Einhard was made abbot of several monasteries and held extensive lands. His biography of Charlemagne (c. 830) analyzed Charlemagne's family, achievements, administration, and death and exemplified the classical renaissance at the Carolingian court.



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