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Einhard

Type Figure Region Frankish Kingdom Time c. 775–840 Also known as Einhard、Eginhard、艾金哈德

Einhard (c. 775–840) was a Frankish scholar, architect, and leading courtier, a core adviser under Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.

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  1. c. 785–796Fulda Monastery · HesseBorn into a commoner family in eastern Francia, he was sent to Fulda Monastery for a classical Latin and Christian education. Outstanding in his studies, he was summoned to Charlemagne's court around 796, despite his short stature but great intellect, to serve at Aachen.
  2. c. 796–814Aachen · North Rhine-WestphaliaHe held several posts at Charlemagne's court: participating in courtly scholarly circles (associating with Alcuin and others), directing building projects (including the Palatine Chapel at Aachen), and serving as a close friend and adviser to the emperor. After Charlemagne's death in 814, he wrote the Vita Karoli Magni, recounting the emperor's life in the manner of Suetonius.
  3. 814–840Seligenstadt · OdenwaldAfter Charlemagne's death he continued to serve his son Louis the Pious, taking part in court affairs. Granted the estate of Seligenstadt, he gradually withdrew to the countryside, devoting himself to collecting antiquities and editing classical texts. He died at the estate on March 14, 840, and was buried in the church at Seligenstadt, where his tombstone still survives.

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