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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
Overview
king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)Wikidata record description. Read Charlemagne in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
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 tree
The family as a list · 38
Family 38
- 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
- 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
- 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
- sibling of Carloman I King of the Franks (r. 768–771)
- sibling of Chrothais frankish princess daughter of Pepin the Short
- sibling of Gisela, Abbess of Chelles Roman Catholic nun and abbess
- sibling of Pepin frankish prince son of Pepin the Short
- 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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