Lévesque/Bishop Genealogy - Person Sheet
Lévesque/Bishop Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameCharles I, dit Charlemagne, roi des Francs et empereur d'Occident 
Birth2 Apr 742
Christen742
Death28 Jan 814, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Germany
Burialaft 28 Jan 814, Munster, Germany
FatherPépin Le Bref roi des Francs (714-768)
MotherBertrada
Spouses
FatherDesiderius
Marriage771
Death794
ChildrenTheoderada
Unmarried
Death800
Unmarried
ChildrenAldatrude
Unmarried
Unmarried
ChildrenTheodoric
Notes for Charles I, dit Charlemagne, roi des Francs et empereur d'Occident
Ruled as king of the Franks for 47 years, ruler of Italy for 41 years, emperor for 15 years.
Granted the titles emperor and augustus by Pope Leo III, whom Charles defended against the Romans, who had torn out his eyes and cut off his tongue.45
Granted the titles emperor and augustus by Pope Leo III, whom Charles defended against the Romans, who had torn out his eyes and cut off his tongue.45
Notes for Desiderata (Spouse 1)
Daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards. Marriage to Charles dissolved after less than one year.
Notes for Charles & Desiderata (Family)
Marriage arranged by Charles’s mother Bertrada.
Notes for Hildegard (Spouse 2)
Swabian origin
The “mother of kings” - bore Charlemagne 9 children. Married at the age of twelve and died at the age of twenty-five.
The “mother of kings” - bore Charlemagne 9 children. Married at the age of twelve and died at the age of twenty-five.
Notes for Fastrada (Spouse 3)
East Frankish (German) origin
Notes for Liutgard (Spouse 5)
Alemannic origin
Notes for Gersvinda (Spouse 6)
Saxon