Ermengarde of Lorraine, Princess of Italy

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Name:
Her name was also spelt Helletrude of Lorraine.

Ermengarde married Giselbert, Count in the Maasgau, Count of Darnau in 846. Giselbert (son of Giselbert, Count in the Masgau and sister of Echard, Count of Hesbaye) died in 863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Regnier I, Count of Hainaut was born about 850; died before 19 Jan 915/16.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 817
• Crowned: 840
• Reign: From 840 to 855; Holy Roman Emperor
• Land/House: 843

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Crowned:
He was crowned the King of Italy.

Crowned:
He was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.

Land/House:
By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms, with Charles the Bald receiving the West Frankish Kingdom, Lothar receiving the Kingdom of Lothar, and Louis the German receiving the East Frankish Kingdom.

Lothair married Ermengarde of Orleans on 15 Oct 821. Ermengarde (daughter of Hugh II "le Méfiant", Count of Tours and Aba or Bava) died on 20 Mar 851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 814 to 840; Holy Roman Emperor

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Death: Sewell gives his death date as 30 April 840.

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He was also known as Lois the Fair.

Louis married Ermengarde of Hesbaye about 794. Ermengarde (daughter of Ingerman, Count of Hasbaye) died on 3 Oct 818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Her death date may have been 30 October 818.

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Sewell gives their marriage year as 798.

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He was also Hugh III, Count of Alsace.

Hugh married Aba or Bava. Aba was born about 779; died on 4 Sep 839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stuart: 29-40

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 767 to 814; King of the Franks (Carolingian dynasty)
• Land/House: 768
• Reign: From 800 to 814; Holy Roman Emperor

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Death: Weis (1982) gives his death place as Aix la Chapelle.

Name:


More is known about Charlemagne than most medieval rulers because of a biography written by Einhard, a friend of his son Louis the Pious. This biography describes Charlemagne as more than six feet tall, with piercing eyes, fair hair, a thick neck, and a potbelly. He was strong, fond of exercise, and had an alert mind and a forceful personality. Charlemagne could read and speak Latin, the language of educated people of the time. However, he never learned to write it.

Land/House:
When Pépin the Short died in 768, the Frankish lands were divided according to ancient Frankinsh law and tradition between Pépin's sons Carloman and Charles. During the next three years until Carloman's death in 771, relations between the two brothers were sometimes strained. In 774, Charles "the Great" or Karolus Magnus, more widely known as Charlemagne, conquered Lombardy and confirmed his father's donation of the Papal States. Charlemagne added Bavaria to his realm, and eventually defeated the Saxons and forced them to convert to Christianity. Charlemagne also waged war in Spain. He was returning from an expedition there in 778 when a mountain people called the Basques ambushed and wiped out his rear guard. This incident became the subject of the famous epic poem The Song of Roland, however, the ambushers were the Moors.

Reign:
On 25 December 800, he was crowed Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in Rome.

Charlemagne married Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau in 771 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hildegarde (daughter of Gerold, Count in the Vinzgau and Emma of Allemania) was born in 758; died on 30 Apr 783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
She was also known as Hildegarde of Vinzgau.

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Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as 780.

Luitfride married Hiltrude. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]