Father of Europe
On JudgeMarket, Charlemagne trades in the upper band of medieval rulers, priced as the operational founder of post-Roman Europe rather than a mere conqueror. The price reflects the Carolingian Renaissance, the integration of Western and Central Europe under one crown, and the 800 AD imperial coronation that effectively restarted the Western emperor franchise. What caps the multiple is the forced Christianization of the Saxons — remembered as a bloody campaign — and the rapid post-mortem fragmentation of his empire, which signals that the institution outlived the man only partially. Compared to Julius Caesar, Charlemagne carries less name-recognition beta but arguably deeper institutional legacy for modern Europe. He prices above Saladin in Western-centric markets and below Genghis Khan on sheer geographic scale. Volatility is low: this is a foundational name, re-rated mainly when Europe reconsiders its own origins.
