Charlemagne
742 - 814 (71 years)-
Name Charlemagne Birth 2 Apr 742 Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 
Birth 2 Apr 742 Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Christening 754 Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Gender Male Conquest 760 River, County Mayo, Ireland Charlemagne accompanies his father, Pépin the Short on his military efforts to conquer Conquest 760 France Charlemagne accompanies his father, Pépin the Short on his military efforts to conquer Conquest 760 Land, Oppland, Norway Charlemagne accompanies his father, Pepin the Short on his military efforts to conquer Acceded 768 Occupation From 768 to 814 King of Franks 768-814 Coronation as King of the Franks%09 9 Oct 768 Noyon, Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France Coronation 13 Oct 768 France crowned King of the Franks Life+Sketch 771 France Charlemagne quickly re-unites the Frankish Empire after his brother, Carloman, dies Unites Empire 771 Empiré, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Charlemagne quickly re-unites the Frankish Empire after his brother, Carloman, dies Military Service 772 Conquered pagan Saxony but the Saxons resisted and the war lasted about 30 years Conquest 774 Lombard, Matanzas, Cuba Answers Popes plea for help and after long seige of Pavia, conquers his former father-in-laws Lombard lands Conquest 774 Lombardi, Faicchio, Benevento, Campania, Italy Answers Popes plea for help and after long siege of Pavia, conquers his former father-in-laws Lombard lands Conquest 774 Lombard, Landes, Aquitaine, France Answers Popes plea for help and after long siege of Pavia, conquers his former father-in-laws Lombard lands Vows 774 Roma (Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesu' Cristo), Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy spends Easter in Rome and reaffirms his vow to protect the Papal lands. Coronation as King of the Lombards%09 10 Jul 774 Pavia, Lombardia, Italy Title of Nobility 10 Jul 774 Pavia, Lombardia, Italy King of the Lombards Attacks 775 Saxony, Prussia, Germany begins attacks against Saxony and their leader, Widukind Military 775 Sachsen, Germany begins attacks against Saxony and their leader, Widukind Life Sketch 778 Spain Massacre Massacre 778 Spain Charlemagne's rearguard, headed by his nephew, Roland, are massacred epic literature "the Song of Roland" Massacre 778 Spain Charlemagne's rearguard, headed by his nephew, Roland, are massacredepic literature "the Song of Roland" Military Service 778 Baptism 15 Apr 781 Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy Execution 782 Orders execution of 4500 Saxon prisoners as a response to Saxon leader, Widukind's, attacks. Military Service 782 Verden, Niedersachsen, Germany The campaign against the Saxons to his east lead to the Massacre of Verden Conquest From 783 to 786 Sachsen, Germany Saxons are crushed and Charlemagne imposed strict new Christian laws to govern their lives Conquest From 783 to 786 Saxony, Prussia, Germany Saxons are crushed and Charlemagne imposed strict new Christian laws to govern their lives Conquest 788 Charles over-powers the Bavarians Conquest 788 Bavaria, Germany Charles over-powers the Bavarians Conquest From 791 to 796 Ādār, Markazi, Iran Conquers the empire of the Avars (Hungary and Austria) Conquest From 791 to 796 Austria Conquers the empire of the Avars (Hungary and Austria) Conquest From 791 to 796 Ādār, Markazi, Iran Conquers the empire of the Avars (Hungary and Austria) Occupation From 800 to 814 Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 Coronation 25 Dec 800 Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy Coronation as Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III Coronation+as+Holy+Roman+Emperor 25 Dec 800 Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy Title of Nobility From 25 December 0800 to 28 January 0814 Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Emperor Death 28 Jan 814 Aachen, Regierungsbezirk Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Education Learned to read Latin and some Greek but apparently did not master wri A+Line+from+Charlemagne+to+the+Founder+of+Troy https://mypsyche.us/Royal-House-The-Kingdom-of-Troy/ Alt. Burial Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Alt.+Burial Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Cause+of+Death 28 Jan 814 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Epilepsy Christened Paris, Seine, France Dynasty Carolingian Death 28 Jan 814 Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Burial 28 Jan 814 Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Temple+Ordinances 12 Apr 1904 Baptism Endxowment 21 Jan 1922 Feast Day 28 January Land and Home Ownership Following his death in 814, his vast empire is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean (except the UK ), the south by the River Ebro in Spain, by the Volturno in Italy; to the east by the Saxony, the river Tisza, buttresses the Carpathians and the Ode Lands Following his death in 814, his vast empire is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean (except the UK ), the south by the River Ebro in Spain, by the Volturno in Italy; to the east by the Saxony, the river Tisza, buttresses the Carpathians and the Ode LDS Initiatory DONE Military Service lead an incursion into Muslim Spain 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] Physical Description He was broad and strong and tall (his height seven times the length of his foot); his head round his eyes large and lively, with a long nose, fair hair, and a laughing face Religious Affiliation RK (Roman Catholic) Royal House Carolingian Sealing+to+Parents 26 Dec 1928 Mesa Arizona Temple Title of Nobility King of the Franks from AD 768 to 814 and 'Emperor of the Romans' from 800 to 814, Konung och Kejsare, RÖMISCHER KAISER (800 - 814); 768 König des Fränkischen Reiches, Rex Francorum & Imperator, Charles the Great, King of Franks, Holy Roman Emperor Occupation Emperador de Occidente Occupation Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Occupation Emperor of the Romans Occupation Emperor of the West Occupation Hertog van Beieren Occupation Herzog von Bayern Occupation Holy Roman Emperor Occupation Keizer van het Roomse Rijk Occupation King of the Lombards Occupation Koning der Franken Occupation Roi d'Aquitanie Occupation Roi des Francs Residence France Residence Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Palace of Aachen _FSFTID LZ62-TSV _UID 5508CCE45B84E7489FF7C4C70FA65D8CDAAA Person ID I30290 Ken Tree Last Modified 3 Nov 2019
Father Pepijn III de Korte, b. 2 Apr 714, Herstal, Liège, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, La Plaine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 54 years) Mother Bertrada (Bertha) II Broadfoot Countess of Laon, b. 2 Apr 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 12 Jul 783, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 63 years) Marriage 740 _UID B87A741FD787A747AA65CA6B8182A2464071 Family ID F14158 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Pepijn III de Korte, b. 2 Apr 714, Herstal, Liège, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, La Plaine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 54 years) Mother Bertrada II van Laon, b. 1 Apr 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 12 Jul 783, Compiègne, Oise, Picardie, France (Age 63 years) Marriage 748 _UID 3D6EBC761AA8334FA0E5911C3234872F6F93 Family ID F14159 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Mother Bertrade II de Laon, b. 1 Apr 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 12 Jul 783, Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France (Age 63 years) _UID 3C26B2C6EFAB2D4A80D6B48486839AE2FE0A Family ID F14160 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Regina (Reginopycrha) von Aachen, b. 770, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 7 Jun 844, Thionville, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (Age 74 years) _UID C319E73F741A1247A8776179951386EBFBE5 Children 1. Graaf Giselbert I van Sens van de Maasgouw, b. Cal 790, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 842, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (Age 52 years)2. Drogo de Metz, b. 7 Jun 801, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 8 Dec 855, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 54 years)3. Drogo Carolingian (of the Franks), b. 17 Jun 801, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 8 Dec 855, World (Age 54 years)4. Hugh Carolingian Abbot of Saint-Quentin, b. 802, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 7 Jun 844, Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 42 years)5. Hugo Karolinger, b. 802 d. 14 Jun 844 (Age 42 years) 6. Adelinda de France, b. 803, France d. DECEASEDFamily ID F14139 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Apr 2026
Family 2 Hildegard von Vinzgau, b. 2 Apr 757, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age 26 years) Marriage 30 Apr 771 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany _UID EEA701FEC182354585667AD3D62A2000A9C1 Children 1. Liderie, b. Abt 750, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. DECEASED2. Charles de France, b. 772, Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France d. 4 Dec 811, France (Age 39 years)3. Cunigunda de France, b. 772, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 835, France (Age 63 years)4. King Pépin (Carloman) Carolingian, of Italy, King of the Lombards, b. 12 Apr 773, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 37 years)5. Roi Carloman Pepin d'Italie, b. 773 d. 810 (Age 37 years) 6. Rotrude de France, b. Aug 774, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 6 Jun 810, France (Age 35 years)7. Adalhaid de France, b. 774, France d. 774, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 0 years)8. Bertha of the Holy Roman Empire Carolingian, b. 777, Aachen, Rhein, Prussia, Germany d. 14 Jan 822, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 45 years)9. Pippin I Karlmann von Italien, b. 777 d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 33 years)10. Lodewijk I de Vrome van Beieren, b. 11 Apr 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 62 years)11. Louis I le Pieux de Bavière, b. 16 Apr 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 62 years)12. Ludwig I der Karolinger, b. 16 Apr 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 62 years)13. Louis I the Pious, b. 15 Aug 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 24 Jun 840, Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 61 years)14. Lothair de France, b. Aug 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 6 Feb 779, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 0 years)15. Bertrada [Berta] of the Franks, b. Abt 779 d. 11 Mar 824 (Age 45 years) 16. Gisela de Châlon, b. 781, Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France d. 808, Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 27 years)17. Hildegarde de France, b. 782, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 9 Jun 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age 1 year)18. Hugo Labbee, b. France d. Saint-Quentin-sur-Coole, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 19. Lyderic DeHarlbec, b. French Flanders, Nord, France d. French Flanders, Nord, France 20. Alpais DeAquitaine, b. Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. , , Aquitaine, France 21. Charles Younger Franks, b. 16 Apr, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 4 Dec 811, Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 22. Charles Younger Maine Franks, b. Aachen, Rhein, Prussia, Germany d. Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Family ID F14274 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Apr 2026