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   [1, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Charles
  Annulment	771  [1]
  Title	25 Dec 800-28 Jan 814  [1]
  	Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
  Title	25 Dec 800–28 Jan 814  [1]
  	King of the Franks
  Title	9 Oct 768–28 Jan 814  [1]
  	King of the Franks
  Title	Jun 774–28 Jan 814  [1]
  	King of the Lombards
  Death	28 Jan 814	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1, 6]
  Burial	Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1]
  Person ID	I157	Habsburg Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 May 2025

  
  

  Father	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  [6]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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 2	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 3	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  [1, 2, 4]
  Children	1. 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. Pepin of Italy, King of Italy,   b. 777, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 33 years) + 5. 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 4	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   [1]
  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	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  [1, 8]
  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. 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. 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

  
  

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

  
  

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