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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. King of the Franks, first Holy Roman Emperor For other uses, see Charlemagne (disambiguation). Charlemagne A denarius of Charlemagne dated c. 812–814 with the inscription KAROLVS IMP AVG (Karolus Imperator Augustus) King of the Franks Reign 9 October 768 – 28 January 814 Coronation ...
Luitgard (born around 776, died 4 June 800) was the last wife of Charlemagne. [1] Luitgard was the daughter of Luitfrid II of Sundgau, an Alamannian count, and Hiltrude of Wormsgau. [2] She married Charlemagne in 794, when he was around 50 years old.
[16] [17] Charlemagne and Hildegard likely went through a ritual installation as the new king and queen in Pavia (though no direct source exists), [18] and a charter issued in Lombardy in July was a grant of Lombard land to the Abbey of St. Martin made in both of their names. [17] The royal family returned to Francia later in the summer of 774 ...
Desiderata (fl. 771) was a queen consort of the Franks. She was one of four daughters of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, and his wife Ansa, Queen of the Lombards. Desiderata was married to Charlemagne in 770 in effort to create a bond between Francia and the Kingdom of the Lombards.
Vita Karoli Magni (Life of Charlemagne) is a biography of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans, written by Einhard. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Life of Charlemagne is a 33 chapter account starting with the full genealogy of the Merovingian family, going through the rise of the Carolingian dynasty, and then detailing the exploits and ...
Fastrada was born circa 765 at Ingelheim, the daughter of the powerful East Frankish Count Rudolph (also called Eadolf), and his wife, Aeda.. Fastrada became the third wife of Charlemagne, [3] marrying him in October 783 at Worms, Germany, a few months after Queen Hildegard's death. [4]
1. unknown wife: 1 son 2. Clotilde, 493: 4 children 27 November 511 Aged 44/45 Paris: King of the Salian Franks since 481; united all Franks under his rule by 509 Theuderic I [1] [2] 27 November 511 – Early 534 c. 487 Paris Son of Clovis I and an earlier wife: Evochildis of Cologne 1. Suavegotha, 510s: childless 2. Several concubines: at ...
Very little is known of Gerberga. Her family and background are otherwise unknown: references to her being a daughter of Desiderius appear to be based upon confusion between herself and her sister-in-law, the Lombard princess Desiderata, who had married Carloman's brother, Charlemagne, as part of a pact between the Franks and the Lombards. [2]