Charlemagne (c.742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity.
Subject to the income limitation described below, anyone can contribute to a Coverdell account for a particular child. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles â even a friend of the family can set one up. The child can even contribute to his or her own Coverdell account.
The Educational IRA is another name for the Coverdell Education Savings Account. Still another name is the Coverdell IRA. This type of tax advantaged savings plan was created in 1997, the same year that the Roth IRA came on the scene.