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Early Lives of Charlemagne by Eginhard and the Monk of St Gall edited by Prof. A. J. Grant

Note 7 — THE LIFE OF CHARLEMAGNE BY EGINHARD

A. J. (Arthur James) Grant translation

Eginhard here makes a mistake. The Pope was not Stephen, who held the Papal See from 752 to 757, but Zacharias, who was Pope from 741 to 752. Eginhard’s mistake is, perhaps, due to the fact that the decision of Zacharias was confirmed by his successor.

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