747 - 814 (66 years)
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Name |
Charlemagne |

- 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. [4]
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Born |
2 Apr 747 |
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Land/House |
768 (Age 21) |
- 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. [4]
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Charlemagne's Empire in 814
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Died |
28 Jan 814 |
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Buried |
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Agency: choir of the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral |
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Charlemagne's Tomb
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Siblings |
3 Siblings |
+ | 1. Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor, b. 2 Apr 747, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , d. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 66 years) ▻ Himiltrude, m. 798 ; Desiderata of the Lombards, m. 770 ; Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau, m. 771 ; Fastrada, m. 783 ; Luitgard, m. 794 ; unknown partner | | 2. Carloman "the Younger", King of Burgundy, b. 751, d. 4 Dec 771 (Age 20 years) ▻ | | 3. Gisela, Abbess of Chelles | | 4. Pépin, d. young | |
Person ID |
I12 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
18 Mar 2021 |
Family 1 |
Himiltrude [4] |
Married |
798 [4] |
Type: Not married |
Age at Marriage |
Charlemagne was est 50 years - Himiltrude was ??. (Were Married est less than -28 years). |
Children |
2 children |
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Last Modified |
5 Oct 2019 |
Family ID |
F17 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Desiderata of the Lombards |
Married |
770 [4] |
- She was married to Charlemagne in 770, in order for him to create a bond between Francia and the Kingdom of the Lombards and attempt to isolate his brother Carloman I who ruled over the central territories of Francia. The marriage lasted just one year and there are no known children from the marriage. [10]
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Age at Marriage |
Charlemagne was est 22 years - Desiderata was ??. (Were Married est less than 1 years). |
Annulled |
771 [4] |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2021 |
Family ID |
F18 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau, b. 758, d. 30 Apr 783 (Age 25 years) [1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9] |
Married |
771 |
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [1, 4, 5, 8, 9] |
Age at Marriage |
Charlemagne was est 23 years - Hildegarde was est 13 years. (Were Married est less than 12 years). |
Children |
9 children |
| 1. Charles the Younger, Duke of Ingelheim , b. 772, d. 811 (Age 39 years) | + | 2. Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy, b. Apr 773, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Lombardy, Italy (Age ~ 37 years) | | 3. Adelaide, b. 773 | | 4. Rotrud, b. 775 | | 5. Bertha of France, b. 776, d. 826 (Age 50 years) | | 6. Lothar, b. 778 | + | 7. Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor, b. Aug 778, Haute-Garonne, France , d. 20 Jun 841, near Mainz (Age ~ 62 years) | | 8. Hildegarde | | 9. Gisela | |
Last Modified |
26 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F16 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 4 |
Fastrada [4] |
Married |
783 [4] |
Age at Marriage |
Charlemagne was est 35 years - Fastrada was ??. (Were Married est less than 11 years). |
Children |
2 children |
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Last Modified |
16 Sep 2019 |
Family ID |
F19 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 5 |
Luitgard [4] |
Married |
794 [4] |
Age at Marriage |
Charlemagne was est 46 years - Luitgard was ??. (Were Married est less than -794 years). |
Last Modified |
16 Sep 2019 |
Family ID |
F20 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Death: Weis (1982) gives his death place as Aix la Chapelle. [1]
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 2 Apr 747 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 | Married - 771 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 | Child - Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy - Apr 773 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 | Child - Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor - Aug 778 - Haute-Garonne, France |
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 | Died - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 | Buried - - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Sources |
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
- [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011).
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- [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).
- [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).
- [S61] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Origin of the Carolingians, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registervolume XCVIII, October 1944 ).
- [S62] Kelley, David H. Genealogical Research in England: A New Consideration of the Carolingians, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CI, April 1947).
- [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).
- [S64] Langston, Aileen Lewers and J. Orton Buck Jr. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume II, (Cottonport, Louisiana:Order of the Crown of Charlemagne , 1974 ).
- [S304] Wikipedia, Desiderata of the Lombards.
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