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How tall was Charlemagne?

Charlemagne was measured by researchers at 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) (a 2010 estimate from X-rays of his shin bone).

The figure is a 2010 estimate from X-rays of his shin bone. His skeleton, measured when his tomb was opened in 1861, was 1.92 m long.

Charlemagne’s 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) is tall for a US man: about 88 in 100 US men are shorter.

Also listed: 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm).

Other reports range from 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) to 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm); the drawing and the comparisons on this page use 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm). Each one is listed below with its source.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 6 ft 0 in

Charlemagne is taller than the average US woman by 9 in (22.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Charlemagne: 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Charlemagne is taller than the average US man by 3.5 in (8.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Charlemagne is taller than the average US woman by 9 in (22.8 cm).Charlemagne is taller than the average US woman by 9 in (22.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Charlemagne: 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Charlemagne is taller than the average US man by 3.5 in (8.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Charlemagne is taller than the average US woman by 9 in (22.8 cm).

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Charlemagne beside others

Charlemagne is one of the taller monarchs we have heights for: Maximinus Thrax (7 ft 10.5 in) stands 1 ft 10 in (56 cm) taller and Queen Victoria (5 ft 0 in) is 1 ft 0.5 in (31.6 cm) shorter.

  • Felipe VI: 6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm), 5 in (13 cm) taller than Charlemagne.
  • Napoleon: 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm), 6.5 in (17 cm) shorter than Charlemagne.
  • Elizabeth II: 5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm), 8.5 in (21.4 cm) shorter than Charlemagne.

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6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm)

Charlemagne was measured by researchers at 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) (a 2010 estimate from X-rays of his shin bone).

Source: Wikipedia

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6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm)

Charlemagne is commonly listed at 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm). Higher published listing.

Source: Wikipedia

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Charlemagne, 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)