Individual Details
Charlemagne CAROLINGIAN HRE
(2 Apr 742 - 28 Jan 814)
He expanded the Frankish kingdom, adding Italy, subduing the Saxons and Bavarians, and pushing his frontier into Spain. The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, Charlemagne was the first "Emperor" in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire four centuries earlier.
Becoming King of the Franks in 768 following the death of his father, Charlemagne was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman I's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Through his military conquests, he expanded his kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe.
Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, forcibly Christianizing them along the way (especially the Saxons), eventually subjecting them to his rule after a protracted war. Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned as "Emperor" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day.
Becoming King of the Franks in 768 following the death of his father, Charlemagne was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman I's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Through his military conquests, he expanded his kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe.
Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, forcibly Christianizing them along the way (especially the Saxons), eventually subjecting them to his rule after a protracted war. Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned as "Emperor" by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day.
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 742 | Aix la Chapelle, Austrasia | |||
| Marriage | Abt 772 | Aachen, Rheinland, Prussia - Hildegard VON VINZGAU | |||
| Death | 28 Jan 814 | Aix la Chapelle, Austrasia | |||
| Burial | Notre Dame D'Aix la Chapelle, Austrasia |
Families
| Spouse | Hildegard VON VINZGAU (757 - 783) |
| Child | Alpais D'AQUITANE (764 - 852) |
| Child | Charles I CAROLINGIAN (772 - 811) |
| Child | Pepin Carloman "Of Italy" CAROLINGIAN De Vermandois (773 - 810) |
| Child | Adbelahide (774 - 774) |
| Child | Rotrude (C) (774 - 810) |
| Child | Bertha (775 - 826) |
| Child | Louis I "The Pious" CAROLINGIAN HRE (778 - 840) |
| Child | Gisaele |
| Child | Hildegarde (782 - 783) |
| Child | Hugo ( - 844) |
| Father | Pepin III "The Short" CAROLINGIAN (714 - 768) |
| Mother | Berthe DE LAON (720 - 783) |
| Sibling | Rothaide (744 - ) |
| Sibling | ADBELAHIDE |
| Sibling | Gertrude |
| Sibling | Carloman II CAROLINGIAN (751 - 771) |
| Sibling | GISELE (757 - 811) |
| Sibling | Pepin IV (758 - 762) |
| Sibling | ADE (759 - ) |
| Sibling | Miss CAROLINGIAN ( - ) |
| Sibling | Gisela ( - ) |