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Imma of Alemannia. Hildegard ( c. 757/758 – 30 April 783) was a Frankish queen and the wife of Charlemagne from c. 771 until her death. Hildegard was a noblewoman of Frankish and Alemannian heritage. Through eleven years of marriage with Charlemagne, Hildegard helped share in his rule as well as having nine children with him, including the ...
Mother of Charlemagne Bertrada the Younger, Broadfoot of Laon was born 720 in Laon, Aisne, France to Caribert of Laon (bef705-bef762) and Bertrada of Cologne (690-aft721) and died 12 July 783 Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, France of unspecified causes. She married Pepin the Short (714-768) 745 JL . Bertrada of Laon, also known as Bertrada the Younger or Bertha Broadfoot (Latin: Regina pede aucae i.e ...
Charlemagne, stained glass window. In January 814 Charlemagne fell ill with a fever after bathing in his beloved warm springs at Aachen; he died one week later. Writing in the 840s, the emperor’s grandson, the historian Nithard, avowed that at the end of his life the great king had “left all Europe filled with every goodness.”.
Apr 9, 2024 · Charles (Charlemagne) "Karolus Magnus, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Romans" Carolingian. Born about 2 Apr 0748 in Austrasia, Francia. Ancestors. Son of Pepin (Pippinid) des Francs and Bertrada (Laon) des Francs. Brother of Chrothais (Franks) Franken, Karloman (Carolingian) Bourgogne, Gisela (von Franken) Franken, Pepin (Franks) Franken ...
Bertrada of Laon. Bertrada of Laon (born between 710 and 727 – 12 July 783), also known as Bertrada the Younger or Bertha Broadfoot ( cf. Latin: Regina pede aucae, i.e. the queen with the goose-foot), was a Frankish queen. She was the wife of Pepin the Short and the mother of Charlemagne, Carloman and Gisela, plus five other children.
Oct 11, 2020 · During the time of Charlemagne, Saxon’s expansion put them on a collision course with the mighty Franks. Beginning around 772, the Charlemagne began a campaign against the Saxons in a bid to incorporate them into his vast and expanding empire. In the 30 years that followed, the two sides brutally fought intermittently against each other.
