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Judith's mother was Ermengarde of Orleans according to the Magna Charta Pedigrees of Barons by Wurtz or Charles' second wife, Richildu, according to "The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton" by Robert Jesse Harry, Compiler. (C-333c, 437, p. 567)

Family/Spouse: Ethelwolph KING OF ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith married Baldwin I COUNT OF FLANDERS in 862. Baldwin (son of LIDERIQUE) died in 878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baldwin, Ii "The Bald" Count Of Flanders died in 918.

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He is also listed as "The Bold", King of the West Franks in some sources. He was the King of France from 843-877 and the Holy Roman Emeror from 875-877. He and his brothers, Lothaire, and Louis all signed the "Treaty of Verdun" in 843 which split Charlomagne's empire into three. He started with the western portion and later gained the south of France that included Occitane, Languedoc, and pays Basque which was known as Cathar country plus the Cote d'Azur. He often made raids into Normandy. Feudalism also developed during his reign. (C-2247)

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Louis I had multiple titles. He was the King of Acquitaine, King of the Franks and the Emperor of the Romans. He was called "the Fair" , "the Pious" and "the Debonaire" depending on what source you read about him in. He was married twice. He had three sons by his first wife. He married Judith as his second wife and had son Charles. As he re-divided his land to include his second son Charles, there grew a large dissension between he and his step brothers. Their bitter struggle continued until Louis I died in 840.

Louis married Judith OF BAVARIA in 819. Judith (daughter of Guelph COUNT OF ALDEMIR-WALDE, FRANCE) died in 843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was known by many names in many languages for all lands he gained rule over in his lifetime. They included Charles the Great, Carolus Magnus, Karl der Grosse, Charlemagne, Charles the Great. He is considered the father of Europe. He ruled during the dark ages, a bright star that scholars were inspired by for centuries. Charles inherited only part of his kingdom from his father, less than half of France and the low countries. Before he died he had conquered half of Europe, Italy, Germany and Spain. He held the title, King of France, from 768 till his death in 814. He held the title King of the Lombards (Italy) from 774 to 800. He gained the title of King of Germany in 785. He was the Frankish Emperor from 800-814.

In a Christmas Day ceremony in Rome in the year 800, he was crowned Roman Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III. A very religious man, he was the first to be called the Holy Roman Emperor. Charles had four wives and up to five mistresses resulting in 16 children. (C-1351) He dearly loved his children, and would not even allow his daughters to marry out of court. He built a palace swimming pool and loved to hunt. He valued learning and brought in many artists and scholars as well as opened schools. Most classical literature and the history of the world was preserved during this period literally thanks to him. (C-571, 1878, 2247)

He died on Jan. 28, 813/814 in Aachen, Rhine, Prussia and was buried at the Cathedral of Aachen known as Aix-la-Chapelle in France (now Germany). His palace and home were in Aix-la-Chapelle as well. A traditional story about Charlemagne's gravesite is that in the year 1000, Otto III opened Charlemagne's Tomb and found him seated in a marble chair. He removed the marble thrown and it was used for the coronation of the Emperor's for hundreds of years after. (C-1372, 1419)

Charlemagne married Hildegarde OF SWABIA in 771 in Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU. Hildegarde (daughter of Geroud I COUNT OF SWABIA and Imma OF ALEMANIA) was born in 758 in Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU; died on 30 Apr 783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her title was Hildegard of Vinzgua in Tompsett's Royalty Site. Charlemagne and Hildegard had at least seven children. He married her in the same year he married and divorced Desideria. (C-2393, 1351)