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1. | Eberhard, Margrave of Friuli (son of Hunroch, Margrave of Friuli and Engeltrude); died on 16 Dec 862; was buried in Cysoing, Hauts-de-France, France. Eberhard married Gisela, Princess of France in 836. Gisela (daughter of Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor and Judith of Bavaria) was born in 820; died on 1 Jul 874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Berenger I, Holy Roman Emperor was born in 850; died on 7 Apr 924 in Verona, Veneto, Italy.
- Helwise of Friuli died in 936.
- Hunroch III, Margrave of Friuli was born about 840; died in 874.
- Judith died after 902.
- Reginlint of Swabia
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14. | Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 2 Apr 747 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (son of Pépin "the Short", King of the Franks and Bertha "Broadfoot"); died on 28 Jan 814 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was buried in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 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
Notes:
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 Himiltrude in 798 (Not married). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Himiltrude Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
History:
She was a concubine of Charlemagne.
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