Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
4. | Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (2.Bertha2, 1.Bertrada1) was born on 2 Apr 747 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; 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]
Charlemagne married Desiderata of the Lombards in 770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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]
Children:
- 11. Charles the Younger, Duke of Ingelheim was born in 772; died in 811.
- 12. Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was christened on 12 Apr 781 in Rome, Lazio, Italy; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
- 13. Adelaide was born in 773.
- 14. Rotrud was born in 775.
- 15. Bertha of France was born in 776; died in 826.
- 16. Lothar was born in 778.
- 17. Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor was born in Aug 778 in Haute-Garonne, France; died on 20 Jun 841 in near Mainz.
- 18. Hildegarde
- 19. Gisela
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Charlemagne married Fastrada in 783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charlemagne married Luitgard in 794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: unknown partner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Gondres (3.daughter2, 1.Bertrada1) Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: She was also known as Therese.
Gondres married Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy on Yes, date unknown. Pépin (son of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau) was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was christened on 12 Apr 781 in Rome, Lazio, Italy; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
12. | Pépin, King of Italy and Lombardy (4.Charlemagne3, 2.Bertha2, 1.Bertrada1) was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; was christened on 12 Apr 781 in Rome, Lazio, Italy; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was called at birth Carlolman, but christened Pépin, by which he is known.
- Crowned: 781; In 781, his father, Charlemagne, crowned him the King of Italy.
- Crowned: 15 Apr 781; On 15 April 781, he was crowned the King of Lombardy.
Notes:
Stuart: 114-40; 231-40
Christened:
He was christened by Pope Adrian I.
Name:
Pépin married Gondres on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: unknown woman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Chrothais. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Bernard, King of Italy was born in 797; died on 17 Apr 818 in Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; was buried in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
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17. | Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor (4.Charlemagne3, 2.Bertha2, 1.Bertrada1) was born in Aug 778 in Haute-Garonne, France; died on 20 Jun 841 in near Mainz. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 814 to 840; Holy Roman Emperor
Notes:
Death: Sewell gives his death date as 30 April 840.
Name:
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]
Louis married Judith of Bavaria in Feb 819. Judith (daughter of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Count in the Entgau and Egilwich, Abbess of Challes) was born about 800 in Bavaria, Germany; died on 19 Apr 843 in Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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