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Charlemagne Prize
Sign in to saveAlso known as Karlspreis, International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, the Charlemagne Prize, the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, the International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, the Karlspreis
prize for work done in the service of European unification
Key facts
- Awarded for
- Distinguished service on behalf of European unification
- Location
- Aachen , Germany
- Presented by
- Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen
- First award
- 1 May 1950 ; 76 years ago ( 1950-05-01 )
- Currently held by
- Mario Draghi
- Website
- www .karlspreis .de /en /
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- award
- Named after
- Charlemagne
- Award
- medallion
- Location
- Aachen
- Official website
- www.karlspreis.de
- Image
- Karel de Grote prijs voor Minister Luns , de medaille, Bestanddeelnr 920-2550.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- native label
- Karlspreis
- category for recipients of this award
- Category:Recipients of the Karlspreis
- winner
- Ukrainians
- topic's main category
- Category:Karlspreis
- inception
- 1950-03-14
- start time
- 1950-00-00
- eligible recipient
- organization
- awarded for type of work
- European integration
- Commons category
- Karlspreis
- Commons gallery
- Karlspreis
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Encyclopedic overview
The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based The Charlemagne Prize (German: Karlspreis; full name originally Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, since 1988 Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen) is a prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. It has been awarded since 1950 by the German city of Aachen. It commemorates Charlemagne (German: Karl der Große), ruler of the Frankish Empire and founder of what became the Holy Roman Empire, who was the first to unify Western Europe following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Traditionally the award is given to the recipient on Ascension Day in a ceremony in the Aachen Town Hall. In April 2008, the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize, which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration. Patrons of the foundation are King Philippe of Belgium, King Felipe VI of Spain, and Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charlemagne Prize” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.