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1 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Carolus Magnus would have hated France because it was the biggest enemy of the Empire he created. He would have fought against if under the Imperial eagle.
A lot of people blinded by some 19th century romantic nationalism here, the fact is that Carolus Magnus was the Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) and the future Emperors of the Romans who continued his legacy fought against France.
If you put Carolus Magnus into later middle ages he would be like, "King of France, what is that?" and then he would see Holy Roman Empire and say "Yes, Emperor of the Romans, he is my heir". This is why when Carolus Magnus was canonized it was seen as pro-HRE and not pro-French.
When I said "hated France" I mean France as a kingdom, not "French people" or "French soil" or any other modern nationalist constructs which he would not care about. When I talk about France in the middle ages I refer to kingdom and to people who had allegiance to French king.

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