Charlemagne, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire

747 - 814  (66 years)

• Name	Charlemagne   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
  Birth	2 Apr 747	Francia   [2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Alias	Charles
  Annulment	771  [6]
  Title	King of the Franks
  Title	King of the Franks
  Title	King of the Lombards
  Death	28 Jan 814	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [2, 6]
  Burial	Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [6]
  Person ID	I157	Bourbon Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Dux et Princeps Francorum Pepin the Short, King of the Franks,   b. Abt. 714, Jupille, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Bertrada of Laon, Queen of the Franks,   b. 710-727, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 12 Jul 783, Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, Picardie, France (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	744  [2]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hildegard of Anglachgau, Queen of the Franks,   b. Abt. 757, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age ~ 26 years)
  Marriage	771  [5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Duke of Maine Charles the Younger, Duke of Maine ,   b. Abt. 772, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 4 Dec 811 (Age ~ 39 years)   2. Adalhaid of Francia,   b. Abt. 773, Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy d. 774, Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Rotrude of Francia,   b. Abt. 775, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 6 Jun 810, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age ~ 35 years)   4. King of the Lombards Pepin of Italy, King of Italy,   b. 777, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 33 years)   5. Emperor of the Romans Louis the Pious, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire ,   b. 16 Apr 778, Chasseneuil, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 62 years)   6. Lothair of Francia,   b. 778, Chasseneuil, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France d. Abt. 780 (Age 2 years)   7. Bertha of Francia,   b. Abt. 779, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy d. Aft. 11 Mar 824, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age ~ 45 years)   8. Gisela of Francia,   b. 782, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy d. Aft. 808, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 27 years)   9. Hildegard of Francia,   b. Abt. 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. Abt. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Himiltrude,   b. Abt. 742   d. Abt. 780 (Age ~ 38 years)
  Children	1. Pepin the Hunchback,   b. Abt. 769   d. 811, Prüm, Bitburg-Prum, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Queen Consort of the Franks Desiderata of Lombardy, Queen of the Franks,   b. Abt. 754, Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy d. Abt. 776 (Age ~ 22 years)
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Queen Consort of East Francia Fastrada, Queen of East Francia,   b. Abt. 765, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 10 Aug 794, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (Age ~ 29 years)
  Marriage	Oct 783	Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [6]
  Children	1. Theodrada of Francia, Abbess of Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil,   b. Abt. 784   d. Abt. 844-853, Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Hiltrude of Francia,   b. 787   d. Aft. 808 (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 5	Queen Consort of the Franks Luitgard of Sundgau, Queen of the Franks,   b. Abt. 776   d. 4 Jun 800, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (Age ~ 24 years)
  Marriage	794  [4, 6]
  Family ID	F187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 6	Gersuinda   d. Aft. 800
  Children	1. Adaltrude of Francia
  Family ID	F193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 7	Madelgard
  Children	1. Abbess of Faremoutiers Ruothild of Francia, Abbess of Faremoutiers   d. 24 Mar 852, Faremoutiers Abbey, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 8	Regina
  Children	1. Drogo, Bishop of Metz,   b. 17 Jun 801, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 8 Dec 855, River Oignon, Himeriacum, Burgundy, Germany (Age 54 years)   2. Abbot of Charroux Hugh, Archchancellor of the Empire ,   b. Abt. 802   d. 14 Jun 844, Angoulême, France (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 9	Adallinda
  Children	1. Theodoric,   b. 807
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Family 10
  Children	1. Hruodhaid,   b. 784   2. Richbod, Abbot of Saint-Riquier   3. Abbot of Moutiers-Saint-Jean Abbey Bernard, Abbot of Moutiers-Saint-Jean Abbey
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

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