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König der Franken und Langobarden Römischer Kaiser Karl der Große

König der Franken und Langobarden Römischer Kaiser Karl der Große

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  • Name Karl der Große  
    Title König der Franken und Langobarden Römischer Kaiser 
    Birth 2 Apr 742  Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Saint-Denis, Réunion, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Title of Nobility From 768 to 814 
    King of the Franks 
    Title of Nobility Aft 768 
    Emperor of the West 
    Military Service 7 Jan 772 
     
    Physical Description Charlemagne's personal appearance is known from a good description by a personal associate, Einhard, author after his death of the biography Vita Karoli Magni. Einhard tells in his twenty-second chapter:[72] 
    Religious Affiliation (Roman) Catholic 
    Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic 
    Title of Nobility Karolus (Carolus) Magnus, Rex Francorum, imperatori Romanorum 
    Title of Nobility Roman Kaiser 
    Title of Nobility From 774 to 814 
    King of the Lombards 
    Title of Nobility From 800 to 814 
    Emperor of the Carolingian Empire 
    Title of Nobility From 25 December 0800 to 28 January 0814  Roma, Lazio, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Emperor of the Romans  
    Tribe Name Franks 
    unknown 28 Jan 814  Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause of Death 
    Residence Aachen, Kreis Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Palace of Aachen 
    _FSFTID LZ62-TSV 
    Death 28 Jan 814  Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 Jan 814  Reich, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I45613  My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023 

    Father König der Franken Pippin 'der Kleine',   b. 714, Rhineland, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 768, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Königin der Franken Bertrada de Laon,   b. 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 783, Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 741  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Königin der Franken Hildegard,   b. 758, Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage Bef 30 Apr 771  Aix-La-Chapelle Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. König der Franken Karl,   b. 772, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 811, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     2. Adelhaid,   b. Abt Sep 773, Lombard, Landes, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 774, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Rotrud,   b. 775, Aachen Fränkisches Reich Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 810, Maine, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     4. König von Italien Pépin,   b. 12 Apr 777, Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Lombardy, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     5. König der Franken, Römischer Kaiser Ludwig der Fromme,,   b. 16 Apr 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Daxweiler, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     6. Lothaire,   b. Apr 778, Pfalz Chasseneuil, Poitiers, Royaumes France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 779, Poitiers 7e Canton, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Bertha,   b. Abt 779, Eich, Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 823, Thézillieu, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     8. Gisela,   b. 781, Milan, Lombardy, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 808 (Age 27 years)
     9. Hildegarde,   b. Bef 30 Apr 783   d. Abt 9 Jun 783, Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 0 years)
    Family ID F19281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023 

    Family 2 Gersvind von Sachsen,   b. Abt 760   d. 829, German Empire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Children 
     1. Adaltrude,   b. Abt 800   d. Metz, Moselle, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F20118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023 

    Family 3 Regina   d. DECEASED 
    Marriage 800 
    Type: Unmarried 
    Children 
     1. Drogo von Metz,   b. 17 Jun 801, Austrasia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 855, Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     2. Hugo de Saint-Quentin,   b. 802, Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 844, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F20120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023