Charlemagne's 811 division left two-thirds of his treasure to 21 archbishoprics and a silver table engraved with Constantinople to St Peter's

Charlemagne's biographer Einhard copied the document by which the emperor divided his treasure in 811, three years before his death. A full will was never finished. The treasure was split into three lots. Two lots were divided into 21 parts, one for each metropolitan city of the empire, including Rome, Ravenna, Milan, Cologne, Mainz, Tours and Bourges, to be given through its archbishop. The third lot was kept whole. After his death it was to be split four ways: to the same cities, to his sons, daughters and grandchildren, to the poor, and to the palace servants. A square silver table showing Constantinople went to St Peter's in Rome. A round silver table showing Rome went to the church at Ravenna. A third silver table and a gold table went to the share for his heirs and alms. Bishops, abbots and counts signed as witnesses. Two of his sons and a daughter died before him, including Pepin, king of Italy, in 810. In 813 he crowned his remaining son Louis co-emperor and "heir to the imperial name." Einhard says Louis carried out the division as soon as possible after his father's death. Charlemagne is buried in Aachen Cathedral.