Marriages & Children
Augelbert Gov. de Ponthieu & Bertha
de France - b: 776
Charlemagne Married (1): Himiltrude
Children: Pepin the Hunchback
Charlemagne Married (2): Desideria - daughter
of: Desiderius, King of the Lombards.
Desideria was married to Charlemagne in 771 as a peace offering
on the request of his mother Bertrada. King Desiderius went
on that year to invade Rome and take Papal territory from Pope Hadrian
I, who appealed to Charlemagne for aid. The first thing he did was divorce
and return his wife. He invaded Italy in 773 and conquered the Lombard
kingdom completely in 774, send Desiderius, Desideria, and the whole family
Charlemagne Married (3): Hildegard Born:
c757 - Died: 783 - Charlemagne married Hildegard in 771 after divorcing
Desideria. With her, he had most of his children and all of his heirs.
She was the daughter of an Alemani Duke.
(1) - Charles, - Charles, from the
beginning, was always intended to succeede his father, Charlemagne. He
often accompained his father, and even led some of the forces in the Saxon
campaign in 783-4. He spent Christmas in 800 at Rome when his father was
crowned Emperor to be coronated king himself. Charlemagn's will of 806
set up equal divisions of his Empire for his children Charles, Pepin, and
Louis. Louis was the only one that out-lived his father. Charles died of
a stroke in December of 811, a little over two years before his father.
(2) - Pepin, King of Italy, Born:
777 - Died: 810 - King of Italy 781-810 - After his father Charlemagne
defeated and conquered the Lombards, Pope Hadrian I in 781 crowned Pepin,
3 years old at the time, King of Italy (subkingdom under Charlemagne).
In July of 810, Pepin died. He was planned to succeed to one third of the
kingdom when his father died (shared with brothers Louis and Charles).
Pepin was married (1): Bertha of Toulouse - they had children,
5 daughters. Pepin also had 1 known illegitimate child who became Bernard,
King of Italy
(3) - Louis I, the Pious, Frankish
Emperor, - Born: 778 - Died: 840 -
Married (1): Ermengarde Princess of Hesbaye
(a) - Lothaire I Emperor Holy Roman Empire
(b) - Pepin I, King of Aquitaine
(c) - Louis II (Ludwig) Germany
(d) - Adelaide (Adelheid) Princess Holy Roman Empire
- her descendants were: Hugh "Capet" King of France
& Henri I, Duke Burgundy
and Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England and others.
(e) - Rotrude Princess of Holy Roman Empire
(f) - Hildegarde Princess of Holy Roman Empire
(g) - Alpaide (Alpais) Princess Holy Roman Empire
Married (2): Judith of Bavaria
(e) - Gisela
(f) - Charles II, the Bald, Frankish Emperor
(4) - Lothar, - Lothar was
the twin brother of Louis the Pious who died at a very young age.
(5) - Berthe, - Berthe was
one of Charlemagne's daughters. When his son Louis the Pious became Emperor
in 840, Berthe was sent away from court (probably to a nunnery).
(6) - Rohtrud - Rohtrud was
a daughter of Charlemagne, briefly married to a Byzantine Emperor, (Constantine
VI,) who for the rest of her life lived at court. She had no children.
Charlemagne Married (4): Fastrada - Charlemagne
married Fastrada in 784, the year after the death of his third wife Hildegard.
Fastrada died in 794, and that year Charlemagne married his favorite wife,
Charlemagne Married (5): Luitgard - Charlemagne
married Luitgard in 794, the year of the death of his fourth wife Fastrada.
Luitgard was Charlemagne's favorite and final wife; he did not remarry
when she died in 800 (he was 56 years old anyway...).
Charlemagne's Illegitimate Children:
Drogo, Bishop of Metz, - Bishop of Metz
Drogo was one of Charlemagne's illegitimate sons, forced
out of the royal court when Louis the Pious became Emperor in 814, so he
became a priest. In 823, Drogo was made Bishop of Metz, and he held this
position until his death.
Hugh, - Hugh was one of Charlemagne's illegitimate
sons, forced out of the royal court when Louis the Pious became Emperor
in 814 into a monastery.
Thierry - Thierry was one of Charlemagne's
illegitimate sons, forced out of the royal court when Louis the Pious became
Emperor in 814 into a monastery.
Irmentrout of France (Sister of Charlemaine) - married:
- Count of Altorf
Parents & Ancesters
Pepin III, the Short, King of the Franks
& Bertrada of Laon