Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor

747 - 814  (66 years)

• 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]
  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]
  	Charlemagne's Empire in 814
  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
  	Charlemagne's Tomb
  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

  
  

  Father	Pépin "the Short", King of the Franks,   b. 714/15, Austrasia ,   d. 24 Sep 768  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Bertha "Broadfoot",   b. Abt 720, Laon, Hauts-de-France, France ,   d. 12 Jul 783  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Abt 740
  Age at Marriage	Pépin was est 25 years - Bertha was est 20 years. (Were Married est 28 years).
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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
  + 1. Alpais, Abbess of St. Peter's, Rheims  [Natural]   2. Pépin the Hunchback,   b. 769  [Natural]
  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]
  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
  1. Theodrada, Abbess of Argenteuil   2. Hiltrude
  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

  
  

  Family 6	unknown partner
  Children	1. Rotrude
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Weis (1982) gives his death place as Aix la Chapelle. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Apr 747 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Married - 771 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Child - Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy - Apr 773 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Child - Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor - Aug 778 - Haute-Garonne, France Died - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Buried - - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
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