Charles, having completed the conquest of Saxony …
Years: 805 - 805
Charles, having completed the conquest of Saxony in 804, is the founder, in 805, of a trading village on the present site of Magdeburg, in the region of present Saxony-Anhalt.
Its original name is Magadoburg (probably from Old High German magado for big, mighty and burga for fortress').
