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Charlemagne
(2 Apr 747 - 28 Jan 814)
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Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire1
M, #101064, b. 2 April 742, d. 28 January 814
Last Edited=27 Dec 2015
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was born on 2 April 742 at Aachen, Germany.2 He was the son of Pepin III, King of the Franks and Bertha de Laon.1 He married, firstly, Desideria (?) in 770. He married Hildegard of Vinzgau, daughter of Gerold I Graf von Vinzgau and Imma von Alemannien, circa 772 in a Aix-la-Chapelle, France marriage.2 He married, thirdly, Fastrada (?) in 784. He married, fourthly, Luitgard (?) in 794. He died on 28 January 814 at age 71 at Aachen, Germany.2 He was buried at Aachen, Germany.
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire also went by the nick-name of Charlemagne 'the Great'.1 He gained the title of King Charlemagne of the Franks in 768.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800.3 He gained the title of Emperor Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire on 25 December 800.4
Child of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Himiltude (?)
Pepin 'the Hunchback' (?) d. 811
Children of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Hildegard of Vinzgau
Charles (?) d. 811
Berthe (?)
Pepin I, King of the Langobardians+ b. 777, d. 8 Jul 810
Louis I, Roi de France+1 b. Aug 778, d. 20 Jun 840
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 122.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), page 223. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
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Sources for Charlemagne
1 American-Canadian Genealogist, Manchester, New Hampshire: American-Canadian Genealogical Society, 1999, Iss. 82, Vol. 25, No. 4, p. 175.
2 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (New England Historic and Genealogical Society), 1943, Vol. 97, p. 342.
3 The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1981, Vol. 57, p. 31, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).
4 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1989, Vol. 10, No. 1, p. 3.
5 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 7.
6 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
7 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
8 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 565.
9 Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Lancaster, Mass: (1950), 98.
10 Wikipedia, "Charlemagne", (accessed 02/20/2010).
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire1
M, #101064, b. 2 April 742, d. 28 January 814
Last Edited=27 Dec 2015
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was born on 2 April 742 at Aachen, Germany.2 He was the son of Pepin III, King of the Franks and Bertha de Laon.1 He married, firstly, Desideria (?) in 770. He married Hildegard of Vinzgau, daughter of Gerold I Graf von Vinzgau and Imma von Alemannien, circa 772 in a Aix-la-Chapelle, France marriage.2 He married, thirdly, Fastrada (?) in 784. He married, fourthly, Luitgard (?) in 794. He died on 28 January 814 at age 71 at Aachen, Germany.2 He was buried at Aachen, Germany.
Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire also went by the nick-name of Charlemagne 'the Great'.1 He gained the title of King Charlemagne of the Franks in 768.1 He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800.3 He gained the title of Emperor Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire on 25 December 800.4
Child of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Himiltude (?)
Pepin 'the Hunchback' (?) d. 811
Children of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Hildegard of Vinzgau
Charles (?) d. 811
Berthe (?)
Pepin I, King of the Langobardians+ b. 777, d. 8 Jul 810
Louis I, Roi de France+1 b. Aug 778, d. 20 Jun 840
Citations
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 122.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), page 223. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
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Sources for Charlemagne
1 American-Canadian Genealogist, Manchester, New Hampshire: American-Canadian Genealogical Society, 1999, Iss. 82, Vol. 25, No. 4, p. 175.
2 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (New England Historic and Genealogical Society), 1943, Vol. 97, p. 342.
3 The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1981, Vol. 57, p. 31, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).
4 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1989, Vol. 10, No. 1, p. 3.
5 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 7.
6 Luther, George A., editor and compiler, The Luther Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Captain John Luther, Who Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1635, Penobscot Press (2001), 80.
7 Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson (2013), Vol. V, p. 481.
8 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 565.
9 Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Lancaster, Mass: (1950), 98.
10 Wikipedia, "Charlemagne", (accessed 02/20/2010).
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 747 | Ingelheim, Germany | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 768 | King of the Franks | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 774 | King of Italy | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 800 | Holy Roman Emperor | |||
| Death | 28 Jan 814 | Aachen, Germany | |||
| Alt name | Charles the Great | ||||
| Burial | Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany |
Families
| Spouse | Hildegard of Vinzgau (758 - 783) |
| Child | Charles the Younger (772 - 811) |
| Child | Adalhaid (774 - 774) |
| Child | Rotrude (775 - 810) |
| Child | Pepin I (777 - 810) |
| Child | Louis I "the Pious" (778 - 840) |
| Child | Lothair (778 - 779) |
| Child | Bertha (779 - 826) |
| Child | Gisela (781 - 808) |
| Child | Hildegarde (782 - 783) |
| Father | Pepin III "the Short" (714 - 768) |
| Mother | Bertrada of Laon (710 - 783) |
| Sibling | Carloman, King of the Franks (751 - 771) |