"But he bore very patiently the jealousy of the Roman Emperors [that is, the Byzantine rulers] who were indignant when he received these titles. He overcame their arrogant haughtiness with magnanimity." Whose coronation is described in this quotation from Einhard?

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The quotation refers to the jealousy of the Byzantine rulers, who would only have been contemporaries of Charlemagne. Clovis was a Merovingian king who died in the 6th century, Leo was a Byzantine emperor who was never crowned by the Pope, and Louis was Charlemagne's son and successor.

"But He Bore Very Patiently the Jealousy of the Roman