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- Born in 781 at Aachen, France; died around 814; daughter of Charles I also known as Charlemagne (742–814), king of the Franks (r. 768–814), Holy Roman emperor (r. 800–814), and Hildegarde of Swabia (c. 757–783); never married; no children.
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Pepin the Short in fact had seven legitimate children; Gisela had three older brothers, Rothaid III, born 740, Charlemagne, born 742, and Carloman, born 751. She had two older sisters, Adelheid, born 740, and Bertbelle, born 745. She also had a single younger brother, Charles, who was born in 759.
Apr 12, 2024 · Gisela (or Gisla) was the third of Charlemagne’s daughters with Hildegard to live past infancy. Gisela was educated at Aachen, the capital of the Frankish kingdom, and served as abbess of...
Apr 20, 2012 · She was the second or third daughter of King Charles of the Franks (Charlemagne) and his wife, Hildegard of Savoy. Gisela’s mother was Charlemagne’s first wife. Hildegard and Charlemagne had 6 children before Hildegard died. Gisela was educated at Aachen, the site of Charles’ castle.
Born in 781 at Aachen, France; died around 814; daughter of Charles I also known as Charlemagne (742–814), king of the Franks (r. 768–814), Holy Roman emperor (r. 800–814), and Hildegarde of Swabia (c. 757–783); never married; no children.
- Fast Facts: Charlemagne
- Birth Story and Childhood
- Charlemagne’s Father – Pepin The Short
- Death of Pepin The Short
- Sole Reign and The Expansion of His Kingdom
- Charlemagne’s Francia War Machine
- Campaigns Against The Lombards
- Humiliation in Spain
- Conquests of Bavaria and The Avars
- Charlemagne’s Campaigns Against The Saxons
Date of Birth: c. 742 Place of Birth: Aachen, Frankish Kingdom Date of Death: January 814 Place of Death: Aachen Burial place: A cathedral in Aachen (present-day Germany) Dynasty: Carolingian Parents: Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon Grandfather:Charles Martel Siblings: Carloman, Gisela, Pepin, Adelais, Chrothais Spouse: — 4 – Desiderata (from ...
Believed to have been born around 742, Charlemagne’s parents were Pepin the Short (also known as Pippin III) and Bertrada of Laon. His father Pepin the Short, who was almost like the grand vizier of the Merovingian rulers, rose to the throne of the Franks by toppling Childeric III (the last king of the Merovingians) around 751. Although his birthpl...
Charlemagne’s father was not a member of the royal family; he was actually a mayor – a prime-minister-like job – of the royal palace during the Merovingian dynasty. Supported by Pope Stephen II in Rome, Pippin was able to maneuver his way to the throne around 751. He signed a pact with the Church leaders at Ponthion around 754. In exchange for the ...
Upon the death of his father Pepin in 768, Charlemagne and his younger brother Carloman co-ruled. In accordance with Frankish customary practice, the Frankish kingdom was split (by the general assembly) between the siblings “with divine assent” (divino nutu). Right from the onset, sibling rivalry caused the kingdom to suffer quite a bit. Power-hung...
It must be noted that up until Charlemagne, no other previous king of the Franks had maintained a strong grip on the entire of Europe (apart from the Western Roman empire that collapsed in the 5th century). During Charlemagne’s reign, Europe witnessed a level of unity not seen for a long time. A warrior-king who was steep deep in Frankish tradition...
Such was the effectiveness of his military campaigns that he was regarded as the greatest conqueror of his era. To those unfortunate kingdoms that he vanquished, he was infamous for his ruthless methods. This trait of his was evident in 782 when he is believed to have sent more than 4,500 Saxons to their early graves in what would later be termed a...
Upon becoming the sole ruler of the Franks, Charlemagne quickly cast his attention to the Lombards that he had earlier gone into an alliance with. He annulled his marriage to his Lombard wife, enabling him to carry out his conquests against the Lombards. Around 774, Charlemagne headed the call of Pope Adrian I and marched his army to northern Italy...
In 778 Charlemagne marched into Spain after leaders in southern Gaul and northern Spain had reached out to him to protect them from Umayyad Muslim rulers. Gravely underestimating the Umayyad rulers, the Frankish army had to retreat. On their way back home, however, they were pounded by Gascon forces (i.e. Basque). Some level of consolation came aft...
For years, the leaders of Bavaria had refused succumbing to rule of the Franks. However, that all changed in 787/788 when Charlemagne led his mighty army and took control of the area. With Bavaria part of his kingdom, Charlemagne proceeded to the bordering empire that was made up of the Avars – a wealthy group of Asiatic nomads whose political and ...
Of all his military campaigns, perhaps the ones he had against the Saxons were the most challenging and time consuming. The Saxons were powerful Germanic people that occupied areas from present-day Schleswig to areas along the Baltic coast. Their expansion came on the back of their mastery of piracy and raids in the North Sea. During the time of Ch...
She was the second or third daughter of King Charles of the Franks (Charlemagne) and his wife, Hildegard of Savoy. Gisela’s mother was Charlemagne’s first wife. Hildegard and Charlemagne had 6 children before Hildegard died. Gisela was educated at Aachen, the site of Charles’ castle.
Gisela was probably born sometime between 770 and 781. No birth date was ever recorded for her. She was the second or third daughter of King Charles of the Franks (Charlemagne) and his wife, Hildegard of Savoy. Gisela's mother was Charlemagne's first wife. Hildegard and Charlemagne had 6 children before Hildegard died.
