Charlemagne Holy Roman Emporer, * King of the Franks

742 - 813  (70 years)

• Name	Charlemagne Holy Roman Emporer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Suffix	* King of the Franks
  Birth	2 Apr 742	Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jan 813	Aix La Chapelle   [16]
  Burial	Abt 29 Jan 813	Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU   [17]
  Person ID	I11653	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Pepin "The Short" King Of Franks,   b. 715, Jupille, , Austrasia d. 24 Sep 768, St. Denis, Paris, Seine, FRA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertrada "Broadfoot" Countess Of Laon,   b. Abt 720, Laon, Aisne, FRA d. 12 Jul 783, Choisy, Haute-Savoie, FRA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 742
  Family ID	F3735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Luitgard   d. 800
  Marriage	Abt 794
  Children	1. Ruothild Abbess Of Faremoutiers   d. 852  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Fastrada   d. 794
  Marriage	783
  Children	1. Hiltrude,   b. 787  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theodrada of Argenteuil Abbess Of Argenteuil,   b. 784   d. Aft 843 (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Desiderata,   b. 754   d. 776 (Age 22 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F3534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 4	- 1st Partner of Charlemagne Himiltrude,   b. 742   d. 783 (Age 41 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Pepin The Hunchback Monk At Prum,   b. 769   d. Bef 814 (Age < 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 5	Hildegarde Of Swabia, *,   b. 758, Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU d. 30 Apr 783 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	771	Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU   [13]
  Children	1. Lothar,   b. Abt 778   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rotrude,   b. Abt 775   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bertha,   b. Abt 779   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Adelaide D. of Charlemagne,   b. Abt 773  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Charles (The Younger), King of France,   b. 772   d. Abt 811 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Louis King Of France, Germany & Italy, I *,   b. Aug 778   d. 20 Jun 840 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Pepin King Of Italy, I *,   b. Apr 773, Aachen, Rhine Province, PRU d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, , ITA (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 6	Adalind
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Theodoric,   b. 807   d. Abt 819 (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Richbod,   b. 800   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 7	Regina,   b. 770, , Rhineland, Prussia
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Drogo,   b. 801   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hugh,   b. 802   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  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 resultin g 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)

  
  

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