Leo III

When he traveled to Rome in December 800, some thirty years into his reign, he went to defend the authority of Leo III as pope; and His Holiness returned the favor by crowning him Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day 800 (much to the annoyance of the Byzantine regent Irene, who called herself Emperor, rather than Empress, and thought the title was hers).

How Muslims Made Europe Appiah, Kwame Anthony 2008

By living outside the empire, John had the advantage of some protection from Leo III and his successor Constantine V, who continued the iconoclastic policy of his father.

Archive 2006-12-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2006

By living outside the empire, John had the advantage of some protection from Leo III and his successor Constantine V, who continued the iconoclastic policy of his father.

Homily for the Feast of St John Damascene Fr Timothy Matkin 2006

When Leo III crowned Charlemagne on Christmas Day 800 with the golden diadem of the emperor of Rome, it marked the beginning of the 1,000-year reign of the Holy Roman Empire.

CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2002 2002

From the reign of Leo III. to that of Basil I. the Macedonian (867) if not quite Roman, it was very far from Greek.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Various

He restored Leo III. at Rome, quelled the seditions there, and was crowned by him on Christmas-day, in 800, emperor of Rome and of the

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

A.D. the Frankish king visited Rome to investigate certain accusations made against the pope, Leo III, by his enemies in the city.

Early European History Hutton Webster

Justinian to the accession of Leo III. the Isaurian, the government of the Eastern empire was strictly Roman.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Various

But in the year 1804, Napoleon made himself Hereditary Emperor of the French and sent for Pope Pius VII to come and crown him, even as Leo III, in the year 800 had crowned that other great King of the Franks, Charlemagne, whose example was constantly before Napoleon's eyes.

The Story of Mankind 1921

The Pope, Leo III, had been attacked by a band of Roman rowdies and had been left for dead in the street.

The Story of Mankind 1921