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Charlemagne
Carolus Magnus la
King of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
- Child of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon
- Married to Desiderata of the Lombards, Hildegard of Vinzgouw, Fastrada and 3 more
- Dated 2 April 748 CE – 28 January 814 CE
- Recognised as Blessed, 18th century CE
King of Lombards
king of Franks
Holy Roman Emperor
Offices on record
Overview
From Wikipedia, quoted unmodified under CC BY-SA 4.0; the article’s history is its list of authors.
Life
Roles and affiliation
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What this means
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Belonged to
Offices held 4
- until 28 January 814 CE King of Lombards Succeeded Desiderius · Succeeded by Bernard of Italy Has references
- 9 October 768 CE – 28 January 814 CE king of Franks Succeeded Pepin the Short , Carloman I · Succeeded by Louis the Pious
- Dates unrecorded Duke of Bavaria
Family
The family of Charlemagne
Parents, spouses and children as the records give them.
Documented family only. A teacher, a successor or a patron is never drawn in this tree.
The family as a list · 38
Family 38
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a religious affiliation held by the whole house · continuous rule · a marriage · a shared religious affiliation
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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child of (child) Bertrada of Laon Frankish queen -
child of (child) Pepin the Short King of the Franks from 751 to 768 -
of the house Carolingian dynasty Frankish noble family founded by Charles Martel - parent of (child) Adaltrude frankish princess daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Adelaide frankish princess daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Alpaïs of Paris illegitimate daughter of Louis the Pious
- parent of (father) Bertha daughter of Charlemagne (c. 780 - after 824)
- parent of (father) Charles the Younger second son of Charlemagne
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parent of (father) Drogo illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina, bishop of Metz - parent of (father) Gisela daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Hildegard frankish princess daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Hiltrude frankish princess daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (father) Hugh abbot of Saint-Quentin, son of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Lothair frankish prince son of Charlemagne
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parent of (father) Louis the Pious King of the Franks -
parent of (father) Pepin of Italy son of Charlemagne and King of the Lombards -
parent of (father) Pepin the Hunchback Frankish prince, son of Charlemagne - parent of (father) Rotrude second daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard
- parent of (child) Ruodhaid daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Ruothild frankish princess daughter of Charlemagne
- parent of (child) Theodoric Frankish prince son of Charlemagne
- parent of (father) Theodrada daughter of Charlemagne
- partner of Madelgard concubine of Charlemagne
- partner of Gersuinda mistress of Charlemagne
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- partner of Regina concubine of Charlemagne
- partner of Ethelind concubine of Charlemagne
- partner of Himiltrude mother of Charlemagne's first-born son Pippin the Hunchback
- sibling of Adelheid frankish princess daughter of Pepin the Short
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sibling of Carloman I King of the Franks (r. 768–771) - sibling of Chrothais frankish princess daughter of Pepin the Short
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sibling of Gisela, Abbess of Chelles Roman Catholic nun and abbess - sibling of Pepin frankish prince son of Pepin the Short
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married to Desiderata of the Lombards second wife of Charlemagne, one of four daughters of Desiderius, king of the Lombards -
married to Hildegard of Vinzgouw Queen of the Franks and Blessed (c. 771 – 783) - married to Fastrada wife of Charlemagne
- married to Luitgard wife of Charlemagne
- married to Himiltrude mother of Charlemagne's first-born son Pippin the Hunchback
- married to Liutperga Lombard princess
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