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Emperor Charlemagne De Herstal

Emperor Charlemagne De Herstal (I39596)

Male 748 - 814  (65 years)

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  • Name Charlemagne De Herstal  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Title Emperor 
    Relationshipwith Albert Leopold Vitter
    Birth 2 Apr 748  Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 9 Oct 768 and 28 Jan 814  [1, 3
    King of the Franks (starting 9 Oct 768 AD), King of the Lombards (starting 10 Jul 774 AD), and King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor (starting 25 Dec 800 AD) 
    Charlemagne Crowned By Pope Leo III
    Charlemagne Crowned By Pope Leo III
    Military Service Major military leader who unified Europe and called the "Father of Europe." He fought against the Saxons to the East, the Moors/Muslims in Spain, and the Lombards in Italy.  [1, 3
    Death 28 Jan 814  Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial 28 Jan 814  Aachen Cathedral, Shrine of Karl der Große (Charlemagne), Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 
     1. Emperor Charlemagne De Herstal (current person),   b. 2 Apr 748, Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Régina,   b. Abt 780   d. 844  (Age ~ 64 years),  m. concubine  
    Ethelind   d. DECEASED    
    Queen Désirée De Lombardie   d. DECEASED  ,  m. 25 Dec 770, Mayence, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  
    Queen Consort Himiltrude D'Alémanie,   b. Abt 742   d. Abt 780  (Age ~ 38 years),  m. Abt 771  
    Queen Hildegard Von Vinzgau De Bavière,   b. 4 May 757, Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years),  m. 30 Apr 771, Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  
    Queen Fastrada De Franconie,   b. Abt 765   d. 10 Aug 794, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years),  m. 1 Oct 783, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  
    Queen Consort Luitgard   d. 4 Jun 800  ,  m. 794  
    Gersuinda   d. Aft 800  ,  m. Abt 800  
     2. Hermengarde De France,   b. 750   d. 787  (Age 37 years)
    Graf Isembart D'Altorf, II,   b. 735   d. 805  (Age 70 years)  
     3. King Carloman De France, II,   b. 28 Jun 751   d. 4 Dec 771  (Age 20 years)
    Queen Gerberga   d. DECEASED    
     4. Isberge De France,   b. Abt 759   d. Abt 810  (Age ~ 51 years)
    Rothard De Baviere, II,   b. Abt 735   d. Abt 805  (Age ~ 70 years)  
     
    Person ID I39596  Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Jeff Vitter's Ancestor
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Father King Pépin De France, III dit le Bref,   b. Abt 714   d. 24 Sep 768 (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Queen Berthe Da Laon, dite Aux Grands Pieds,   b. Abt 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 783, Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F29918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Régina,   b. Abt 780   d. 844 (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Marriage concubine  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Drogo De Herstal,   b. 801   d. DECEASED
     2. Hugues De France,   b. 802   d. 7 Jun 844, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F55976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 2 Ethelind   d. DECEASED 
    Children 
     1. Richbod De Herstal,   b. 805   d. 844 (Age 39 years)
     2. Theodoric De Herstal,   b. 807   d. DECEASED
    Family ID F57412  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 3 Queen Désirée De Lombardie   d. DECEASED 
    Marriage 25 Dec 770  Mayence, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Annulled 771  [3, 5
    Family ID F29919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 4 Queen Consort Himiltrude D'Alémanie,   b. Abt 742   d. Abt 780 (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Marriage Abt 771  [1, 3, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Cunégonde D' Austrasie,   b. Bef 760   d. 835 (Age > 75 years)
     2. Prince Pépin De Herstal, dit le Bossu (the Hunchback),   b. Abt 768   d. 811, Prüm, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)
     3. Armaudru De Herstal   d. DECEASED
     4. Ida De France   d. DECEASED
    Family ID F37649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 5 Queen Hildegard Von Vinzgau De Bavière,   b. 4 May 757, Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 30 Apr 771  Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. King Charles De Herstal, dit le Jeune,   b. Abt 772   d. 4 Dec 811 (Age ~ 39 years)
     2. Adelaïde De Herstal,   b. 773   d. 774 (Age 1 year)
     3. Rotrude De France,   b. 1 Jan 775, Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 810 (Age 35 years)
     4. Berthe De France,   b. Abt 775, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 824 (Age ~ 49 years)
     5. King Pépin Carloman De Herstal, I,   b. Apr 777   d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years)
     6. Emperor Louis, I dit le Pieux,   b. 16 Apr 778, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     7. Lothair De Herstal,   b. 16 Apr 778   d. Between 779 and 780 (Age 0 years)
     8. Gisela De Herstal,   b. 781   d. 808 (Age 27 years)
     9. Hildegarde De Herstal,   b. 782   d. 783 (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F29346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 6 Queen Fastrada De Franconie,   b. Abt 765   d. 10 Aug 794, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Marriage 1 Oct 783  Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Théodrade De France,   b. 785   d. 853 (Age 68 years)
     2. Hiltrude De France,   b. 787   d. DECEASED
     3. Redburge De France   d. DECEASED
    Family ID F37652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 7 Queen Consort Luitgard   d. 4 Jun 800 
    Marriage 794  [3, 5
    Family ID F37653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Family 8 Gersuinda   d. Aft 800 
    Marriage Abt 800 
    Children 
     1. Adaltrude De Herstal,   b. 774   d. DECEASED
    Family ID F57413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Apr 748 - Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 770 - Mayence, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Apr 771 - Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Oct 783 - Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen Cathedral, Shrine of Karl der Große (Charlemagne), Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Charlemagne_and_Alcuin_scriptor
    Charlemagne
    Charlemagne Crowned By Pope Leo III

    Documents
    Charlemagne Lineage Document
    Charlemagne Lineage Document

    Histories
    How the Vitters Got to Clerval
    19 years after Jeff Vitter's Aha! moment, Jean-Pierre Vitter resolves the mystery of where in Europe the Vitter family came from originally and how they got to France in the late 1700s.

    Genealogy Charts
    Ancestors of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (748–814 AD)
    Ancestors of Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (748–814 AD)
    Co-host Jeff Vitter of the website vitter.org is a 39th great grandson of Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne de Herstal. Charlemagne's ancestors include several other kings and queens, as well as several saints and bishops. His 8th great grandparents were Clovis I and Clotilde, the first king and queen of France, in the 5th and 6th centuries. You…

  • Sources 
    1. [S890] Wikipedia, Charlemagne.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne

    2. [S307] Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), How the Vitters Got to Clerval.
      19 years after Jeff Vitter's Aha! moment described above, Jean-Pierre Vitter resolves the mystery of where in Europe the Vitter family came from originally and how they got to France in the late 1700s.
      https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/JeanPierreVitter.php

    3. [S1703] Thierry Sudre, Family Database of Thierry Sudre, Ancestors and Descendants of Louis De Pujol (1656–1728).
      https://gw.geneanet.org/comteroland?n=de+pujol&oc=1&p=louis

    4. [S1751] Family Database of Charlemagne, Descendants of Charlemagne (747–814).
      https://www.ffish.com/family_tree/descendants_charlemagne/d1.htm

    5. [S1265] Geni World Family Tree, (Name: Name: MyHeritage;;), Teiric d'Autun, comte d'Autun.
      https://www.geni.com/people/Thierry-I-count-of-Autun/6000000002071341413

    6. [S890] Wikipedia, Himiltrude.
      Himiltrude (c. 742-c.780?) was the mother of Charlemagne's first-born son Pippin the Hunchback. She was acknowledged by Pope Stephen III as the wife of Charlemagne, however, is often referred to as a concubine.[1]

      Life

      Little is known about Himiltrude's origins. Paulus Diaconus calls her a "noble girl".[1] The appearance of her name in the fraternity books of Alemannian monasteries may suggest an affiliation with the Germanic Alemannian or Alsatian nobility,[2] while other sources make her the daughter of a Burgundian count and a granddaughter of Grimbert I, Count of Paris. It is not possible, however, to extrapolate any political ramifications from Charlemagne's relationship with Himiltrude.[1]

      Himiltrude probably entered into a relationship with Charlemagne during the lifetime of his father, Pepin the Younger.[1] When Charlemagne acceded to the throne in 768, Himiltrude remained unnamed in official sources – contrary to the example set by Charlemagne's mother, Bertrada of Laon.[1] Himiltrude bore Charles a son called Pépin. Shortly after Pepin's birth, an alliance was formulated between Charlemagne and the King of the Lombards, Desiderius. To seal the alliance, it was agreed that Charlemagne should marry Desiderius' daughter (called Desiderata by modern scholars).

      Himiltrude was dismissed at that time and disappears from historical records. A grave excavated in the monastery of Nivelles was found to contain the corpse of a forty-year-old woman, possibly identifiable with Himiltrude. If so, Himiltrude would appear to have died long after 770, although if and when she retired to Nivelles cannot be deduced.[1]

      Her son Pépin, who suffered from a spinal deformity and was called "the Hunchback", was eclipsed by Charlemagne's sons from his later marriage to Hildegard. Following an attempted rebellion against his father, Pepin was confined to a monastery.[1]

      Marital status

      The nature of Himiltrude's relationship to Charlemagne is a matter of dispute. Charlemagne's biographer Einhard calls her a "concubine"[3] and Paulus Diaconus speaks of Pippin's birth "before legal marriage",[1] whereas a letter by Pope Stephen III refers to Charlemagne and his brother Carloman as being already married (to Himiltrude and Gerberga), and advises them not to dismiss their wives.[1]

      Historians have interpreted the information in different ways. Some, such as Pierre Riché, follow Einhard in describing Himiltrude as a concubine.[4] Others, Dieter Hägemann for example, consider Himiltrude a wife in the full sense.[2] Still others subscribe to the idea that the relationship between the two was "something more than concubinage, less than marriage" and describe it as a Friedelehe, a supposed form of marriage unrecognized by the Church and easily dissolvable. This form of relationship is often seen in a conflict between Christian marriage and more flexible Germanic concepts.[1]
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himiltrude



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