Charlemagne, (French) or Karl Der Große (German), means "Charles the Great" in English.  "Karl" was a Frankish (germanic tribe) ruler who became the first Holy Roman Emperor on December 25th, 800 CE, and essentially the Emperor of western Europe.  His reign ended with his death in 814 CE.

Both the Germans and the French claim him as a cultural icon; but there was no 'France' or 'Germany' in Karls' day.  He would have probably considered himself first a Christian, second, a Frank.  If you notice the shield in the stained glass artwork to the left or right, you'll see a 'crest' that represents this dichotomy: The blue field with the gold 'fleur-de-Lys' (flower of Lily) is a symbol of the kings of France, while the Black eagle on a Golden Field is a symbol of the German emperors.  However, these symbols were adopted much later than Karls' reign, and so their use later in this artists' representation of Karl isn't 'chronologically' accurate.  (Probably the armor isn't either, for that matter)

Some links about Karl:

Google Search for Karl der Grosse

Google Search for Charlemagne

Dogpile search for Karl der Grosse

Dogpile Search for Charlemagne

The font used in the title is called 'Cry Uncial'

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