Charlemagne's signature -monogram of Charlemagne, from the subscription of a royal diploma:

Charlemagne(English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814)

• Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
• Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
• Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
• Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
• Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.
Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Translation: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

We Are All Descendants of Charlemagne in the West

According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here's another one, & another one, & another one. And here's a quick reference table for the number of ancestors each of us has per given generation.

Birthdate & Place unknown

See Discussion. Birthdate is traditionally taken as April 2 742; but 747 & 748 have also been proposed by scholars. Amongst conjectures for Birthplace:

• Herstal, Liege (present Belgium)
• Aachen, near Aix-La-Chapelle (present Germany).
• Ingelheim (present Germany)

Charlemagne's throne in Aachen Cathedral, by Berthold Werner

By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.

Charlemagne's additions to the Frankish Kingdom by Sémhur

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50
Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne. From Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis, volume 1, France, second quarter of the 14th century

Ancestry

Please see: The 14 Proved Ancestors of Charlemagne Project.

Descent

Please see: Charlemagne: Direct Descent Line Project.

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS & CHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources

A1. Himiltrude:

A1.B1 Amaudru
A1.B2 Pippin the Hunchback (ca. 769–811)

A2. Desiderata

A3. Hildegard:

A3.B1 Charles the Younger (ca. 772–4 December 811)
A3.B2 Adalhaid (774)
A3.B3 Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (775–6 June 810)
A3.B4 Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 777–8 July 810)
A3.B5 Louis I The Pious (778–20 June 840)

• m1. ([794] ) Ermengard
  

A3.B5.C1.1 Lothaire (795-855)
A3.B5.C1.2 Pepin (797-838)
A3.B5.C1.3 Rotrude (800-)
A3. B5.C1.4 Berta or Adelaide
A3.B5.C1.5 Hildegrard (c802-857)
A3.B5.C1.6 Louis (806-876)

• m2. Judith
  

A3.B5.C2.1 Gisela (c819-c874)
A3.B5.C2.2 Charles (823-877)
A3.B5.C2.3? Daughter

• 'm3.Theodelinde? / Concubine:
  

A3.B5.C3.1 Alpais (c793-852)
A3.B5.C2 Arnoul (794-841)

A3.B6 Lothair (778–6 February 779/780)
A3.B7 Bertha (779-826)
A3.B8 Gisela (781-808)
A3.B9 Hildegarde (782-783)

A4. Gersuinda

A4.B1 Adaltrude (b.774)

A5. Madelgard

A5.B1 Ruodhaid (775–810)

A6. Fastrada

A6.B1 Theodrada (b.784)
A6.B2 Hiltrude (b.787)

A7. Luitgard

A8. Amaltrude

A8.B1 Alpaida (b.794)

A9. Regina

A9.B1 Drogo (801–855)
A9.B2 Hugh (802–844)

A10. Ethelind:

A10.B1 Richbod (805–844)
A10.B2 Theodoric (b. 807)

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Europe at the death of the Charlemagne in 814 in "The Public Schools Historical Atlas" by Charles Colbeck. Longmans, Green; New York; London; Bombay. 1905.(Pubic Domain)

Sources for Reference:

1. Charlemagne's marriages & heirs from Charles Cawley's 'Medieval Lands'
2. The Making of Charlemagne's Europe: Legal documents surviving from the reign of Charlemagne
3. Charlemagne's marriages and heirs From Wikipaedia
4. Stewart Baldwin & Todd Farmerie's 'Henry Project'
5. Davis, RHC. A History of Medieval Europe: From Constantine to Saint Louis. London: Longman,1957.
6. Holland, Tom. Millenium: The End of the World and The Forging of Christendom. Great Britain: Little, Brown, 2008.
7. Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne
8. The Monk of Saint Gall: The Life of Charlemagne
9. Codex Carlolinus
10. Sullivan, Amelia.Charles the Great: An Analysis of Primary Sources Related to the Reign of Charlemagne in History in the Making Volume 10 Article 13 January 2017
11. Wikipedia Links:Afrikaans,العربية, Български. Brezhoneg, Bosanski, Česky, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Englsh, Español, Eesti, فارسی, Suomi, Français, עברית, Hrvatski, Magyar, Bahasa Indonesia, Íslenska, Italiano, 日本語, ქართული, Qaraqalpaqsha, 한국어, Lietuvių, Latviešu, Македонски, Bahasa Melayu, Nederlands, Norsk (bokmål), ‬Polski, Português, Română, Русский, Slovenčina, Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски, Српски / srpski, Svenska, Kiswahili, ไทย, Tagalog, Türkçe, Українська, Tiếng Việt, 中文

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Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.

Join the Discussion for Charlemagne's descendants in many languages.

According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here's another one, & another one, & another one. And here's a quick reference table for the number of ancestors each of us has per given generation.

Birthdate & Place unknown: See Discussion. Birthdate is traditionally taken as April 2 742; but 747 & 748 have also been proposed by scholars. Amongst conjectures for Birthplace:

• Herstal, Liege (present Belgium)
• Aachen, near Aix-La-Chapelle (present Germany).
• Ingelheim (present Germany)

“By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.

• Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
• Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
• Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
• Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
• Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Google translate: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50

Wives and Children

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS; CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources

A. Himiltrude:

A1.B1 Amaudru
A1.B2 Pippin the Hunchback (ca. 769–811)

A2. Desiderata

A3. Hildegard:

A3.B1 Charles the Younger (ca. 772–4 December 811)
A3.B2 Adalhaid (774)
A3.B3 Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (775–6 June 810)
A3.B4 Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 777–8 July 810)
A3.B5 Louis I The Pious (778–20 June 840)

• m1. Ermengard:
  

A3.B5.C1.1 Lothaire(795-855)
A3.B5.C1.2 Pepin (797-838)
A3.B5.C1.3 Rotrude (800-)
A3. B5.C1.4 Berta or Adelaide
A3.B5.C1.5 Hildegrard (c802-857)
A3.B5.C1.6 Louis (806-876)

• m2. Judith:
  

A3.B5.C2.1 Gisela (c819-c874)
A3.B5.C2.2 Charles (823-877)
A3.B5.C2.3? Daughter

• 'm'3.Theodelinde? / Concubine:
  

A3.B5.C3.1 Alpais (c793-852)
A3.B5.C2 Arnoul (794-841)

A3.B6 Lothair (778–6 February 779/780)
A3.B7 Bertha (779-826)
A3.B8 Gisela (781-808)
A3.B9 Hildegarde (782-783)

A4. Gersuinda

A4.B1 Adaltrude (b.774)

A5. Madelgard

A5.B1 Ruodhaid (775–810)

A6. Fastrada

A6.B1 Theodrada (b.784)
A6.B2 Hiltrude (b.787)

A7. Luitgard

A8. Amaltrude

A8.B1 Alpaida (b.794)

A9. Regina

A9.B1 Drogo (801–855)
A9.B2 Hugh (802–844)

A10. Ethelind:

A10.B1 Richbod (805–844)
A10.B2 Theodoric (b. 807)

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German: Karl der Große, Kaiser vom Römischen Deutschen Reich,

Latin: Carolus, Rex Francorum & Imperator Romanorum,

Dutch: Karel, 

French: Charles,

Norwegian: Carolus Magnus, Danish: Karl "Den Store", Konge af Frankrig, Romersk kejser,

Portuguese: Carlos Magno, Rei dos Francos e Imperador do Ocidente

Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was born on April 2, 742 at Ingelheim (or Héristal or Aix-la-Chapelle), and died January 28, 814 at Aix-la-Chapelle. Charles was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.

Join the Discussion for Charlemagne's descendants in many languages.

According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here's another one, & another one, & another one.

“By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.

• Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
• Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
• Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
• Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
• Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Google translate: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50

Wives and Children

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS; CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources

A. Himiltrude:

A1.B1 Amaudru
A1.B2 Pippin the Hunchback (ca. 769–811)

A2. Desiderata

A3. Hildegard:

A3.B1 Charles the Younger (ca. 772–4 December 811)
A3.B2 Adalhaid (774)
A3.B3 Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (775–6 June 810)
A3.B4 Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 777–8 July 810)
A3.B5 Louis I The Pious (778–20 June 840)

• m1. Ermengard:
  

A3.B5.C1.1 Lothaire(795-855)
A3.B5.C1.2 Pepin (797-838)
A3.B5.C1.3 Rotrude (800-)
A3. B5.C1.4 Berta or Adelaide
A3.B5.C1.5 Hildegrard (c802-857)
A3.B5.C1.6 Louis (806-876)

• m2. Judith:
  

A3.B5.C2.1 Gisela (c819-c874)
A3.B5.C2.2 Charles (823-877)
A3.B5.C2.3? Daughter

• 'm'3.Theodelinde? / Concubine:
  

A3.B5.C3.1 Alpais (c793-852)
A3.B5.C2 Arnoul (794-841)

A3.B6 Lothair (778–6 February 779/780)
A3.B7 Bertha (779-826)
A3.B8 Gisela (781-808)
A3.B9 Hildegarde (782-783)

A4. Gersuinda

A4.B1 Adaltrude (b.774)

A5. Madelgard

A5.B1 Ruodhaid (775–810)

A6. Fastrada

A6.B1 Theodrada (b.784)
A6.B2 Hiltrude (b.787)

A7. Luitgard

A8. Amaltrude

A8.B1 Alpaida (b.794)

A9. Regina

A9.B1 Drogo (801–855)
A9.B2 Hugh (802–844)

A10. Ethelind:

A10.B1 Richbod (805–844)
A10.B2 Theodoric (b. 807)

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Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.

Join the Discussion for Charlemagne's descendants in many languages.

According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here's another one, & another one, & another one. And here's a quick reference table for the number of ancestors each of us has per given generation.

Birthdate & Place unknown: See Discussion. Birthdate is traditionally taken as April 2 742; but 747 & 748 have also been proposed by scholars. Amongst conjectures for Birthplace:

• Herstal, Liege (present Belgium)
• Aachen, near Aix-La-Chapelle (present Germany).
• Ingelheim (present Germany)

“By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.

• Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
• Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
• Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
• Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
• Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Google translate: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50

Ancestry

Please see: The 14 Proved Ancestors of Charlemagne Project.

Wives and Children

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS, CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources

A. Himiltrude:

A1.B1 Amaudru
A1.B2 Pippin the Hunchback (ca. 769–811)

A2. Desiderata

A3. Hildegard:

A3.B1 Charles the Younger (ca. 772–4 December 811)
A3.B2 Adalhaid (774)
A3.B3 Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (775–6 June 810)
A3.B4 Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 777–8 July 810)
A3.B5 Louis I The Pious (778–20 June 840)

• m1. Ermengard:
  

A3.B5.C1.1 Lothaire(795-855)
A3.B5.C1.2 Pepin (797-838)
A3.B5.C1.3 Rotrude (800-)
A3. B5.C1.4 Berta or Adelaide
A3.B5.C1.5 Hildegrard (c802-857)
A3.B5.C1.6 Louis (806-876)

• m2. Judith:
  

A3.B5.C2.1 Gisela (c819-c874)
A3.B5.C2.2 Charles (823-877)
A3.B5.C2.3? Daughter

• 'm'3.Theodelinde? / Concubine:
  

A3.B5.C3.1 Alpais (c793-852)
A3.B5.C2 Arnoul (794-841)

A3.B6 Lothair (778–6 February 779/780)
A3.B7 Bertha (779-826)
A3.B8 Gisela (781-808)
A3.B9 Hildegarde (782-783)

A4. Gersuinda

A4.B1 Adaltrude (b.774)

A5. Madelgard

A5.B1 Ruodhaid (775–810)

A6. Fastrada

A6.B1 Theodrada (b.784)
A6.B2 Hiltrude (b.787)

A7. Luitgard

A8. Amaltrude

A8.B1 Alpaida (b.794)

A9. Regina

A9.B1 Drogo (801–855)
A9.B2 Hugh (802–844)

A10. Ethelind:

A10.B1 Richbod (805–844)
A10.B2 Theodoric (b. 807)

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German: Karl der Große, Kaiser vom Römischen Deutschen Reich,

Latin: Carolus, Rex Francorum & Imperator Romanorum,

Dutch: Karel, 

French: Charles,

Norwegian: Carolus Magnus, Danish: Karl "Den Store", Konge af Frankrig, Romersk kejser,

Portuguese: Carlos Magno, Rei dos Francos e Imperador do Ocidente

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- Curated by:  Sharon Doubell   Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon. 

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Birthdate & Place unknown: See Discussion. Birthdate is traditionally taken as April 2 742; but 747 & 748 have also been proposed by scholars. Amongst conjectures for Birthplace: •Herstal, Liege (present Belgium) •Aachen, near Aix-La-Chapelle (present Germany). •Ingelheim (present Germany)

“By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe. •Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink •Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum •Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes •Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs •Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Google translate: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50

Wives and Children

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS; CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources http://www.geni.com/projects/Charlemagne-Emperor-of-the-West-Direct-Family-Line/1550

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German: Karl der Große, Kaiser vom Römischen Deutschen Reich,

Latin: Carolus, Rex Francorum & Imperator Romanorum,

Dutch: Karel,

French: Charles,

Norwegian: Carolus Magnus, Danish: Karl "Den Store", Konge af Frankrig, Romersk kejser,

Portuguese: Carlos Magno, Rei dos Francos e Imperador do Ocidente

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne

Charlemagno (pronounced /ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn/; Latin: Carolus Magnos or Karolus Magnus, meaning Charles the Great; possibly 742 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned Imperator Augustus by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800. This temporarily made him a rival of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne helped define both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. He is numbered as Charles I in the regnal lists of Germany (where he is known as Karl der Große), the Holy Roman Empire, and France.

The son of King Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, a Frankish queen, he succeeded his father and co-ruled with his brother Carloman I. The latter got on badly with Charlemagne, but war was prevented by the sudden death of Carloman in 771. Charlemagne continued the policy of his father towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain, to which he was invited by the Muslim governor of Barcelona. Charlemagne was promised several Iberian cities in return for giving military aid to the governor; however, the deal was withdrawn. Subsequently, Charlemagno's retreating army experienced its worst defeat at the hands of the Basques, at the Battle of Roncesvalles (778) memorialised, although heavily fictionalised, in the Song of Roland. He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, especially the Saxons, and after a protracted war subjected them to his rule. By forcibly converting them to Christianity, he integrated them into his realm and thus paved the way for the later Ottonian dynasty.

Today he is regarded not only as the founding father of both French and German monarchies, but also as the father of Europe: his empire united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Romans, and the Carolingian renaissance encouraged the formation of a common European identity.

Charlemagne (; 2 April 742/747/748[1]28 January 814), also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was King of the Franks who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany. He took the Frankish throne from 768, became King of Italy from 774, and from 800 was the first recognized Roman emperor in Western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state he founded is called the Carolingian Empire.

The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, Charlemagne became king in 768 following the death of his father. He was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in northern Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the peoples to his east, Christianizing them upon penalty of death, at times leading to events such as the Massacre of Verden. Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica.

Called the "Father of Europe" (pater Europae), Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. His rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of cultural and intellectual activity within the Catholic Church. Both the French and German monarchies considered their kingdoms to be descendants of Charlemagne's empire.

Charlemagne died in 814, having ruled as emperor for just over thirteen years. He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen in what is today Germany. His son Louis the Pious succeeded him.

Charlemagne (/ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn/; 2 April 742/747/748[1] – 28 January 814), also known as Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was King of the Franks. He united most of Western Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany. He took the Frankish throne in 768 and became King of Italy from 774. From 800 he became the first Holy Roman Emperor — the first recognized emperor in Western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. While Charlemagne already ruled his kingdom without the help of the Pope, recognition from the pontiff granted him divine legitimacy in the eyes of his contemporaries.[2]

The expanded Frankish state Charlemagne founded was called the Carolingian Empire.

The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, Charlemagne became king in 768 following the death of his father. He was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Charlemagne continued his father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards from power in northern Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the Saxons to his east, Christianizing them upon penalty of death, leading to events such as the Massacre of Verden. Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica.

Called the "Father of Europe" (pater Europae),[3] Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. His rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of energetic cultural and intellectual activity within the Church. Both the French and German monarchies considered their kingdoms to be descendants of Charlemagne's empire.

Charlemagne died in 814, having ruled as emperor for just over thirteen years. He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen in what is today Germany. His son Louis the Pious succeeded him.

Charlemagne (English: Charles the Great, German: Karl der Grosse, French: Charles le Grand, Latin: Carolus Magnus, Dutch: Karel de Grote, Portuguese:Carlos Magno), King of Neustria (768-771), King of the Franks (771-814), King of the Lombards (774-814), and Emperor of the Romans (800-814). He was born on April 2, 742 at Ingelheim (or Héristal or Aix-la-Chapelle), and died January 28, 814 at Aix-la-Chapelle. Charles was the eldest son of Pippin III and Bertrada of Laon.

Join the Discussion for Charlemagne's descendants in many languages.

According to this article all Europeans are descended from Charlemagne. Here's another one, & another one, & another one.

“By the sword and the cross”, Charlemagne became master of western Europe.

• Old Low Franconian: Karl thie Mikili, Frankana Kunink
• Latin: Carolus Magnus, Rex Francorum
• Old Gallo-Romance: Karlus li Magnus, Regis de les Frankes
• Old French: Charles li Magne, Rei des Francs
• Middle French: Charlemagne, Roi des Francs

Charlemagne titled himself: 'Carolus serenissimus augustus a Deo coranatos magnus pacificus imperator, Romanum gubernans imperium, qui et per misericordiam Dei rex Francorum atque Langobardorum' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p155

Google translate: Charles August, the most serene – crowned by God of Peace, is a great commander, who governs the Roman empire, & who also, by the mercy of God, is the king of the Franks and the Lombards

Description of Charlemagne’s crowning by the Pope on 23 December 800, in the Frankish Royal Annals (the earliest description we have, probably written c 801 by Angilbert the chaplain). Note: this is subtly different from the papal description given in Liber Pontificalis, which is written to suggest a far greater authority vested in the Pope than the Frankish point of view, here:

'On that very and most holy day of Christmas, when the king at Mass before the confession of the blessed Peter the apostle, was rising from prayer, Leo the pope put [a/the] crown on his head, and acclamation was made by all the people of the Romans: ‘To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, great and pacific emperor of the Romans, Life and Victory!’ And after the ‘praises’ (laudes), he was ‘adored’ by the apostolic [bishop] in the manner of ancient princes, and discarding the name of patrician, he was called Emperor and Augustus.' Davis, RHC: A History of Medieval Europe, Longman 1977 p149-50

Wives and Children

Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives and concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son Louis, plus a grandson who was born illegitimate, but included in the line of inheritance.

OVERVIEW OF CHARLEMAGNE'S PARTNERS; CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

See Our Charlemagne project page for details of sources

A. Himiltrude:

A1.B1 Amaudru
A1.B2 Pippin the Hunchback (ca. 769–811)

A2. Desiderata

A3. Hildegard:

A3.B1 Charles the Younger (ca. 772–4 December 811)
A3.B2 Adalhaid (774)
A3.B3 Rotrude (or Hruodrud) (775–6 June 810)
A3.B4 Carloman, renamed Pippin (April 777–8 July 810)
A3.B5 Louis I The Pious (778–20 June 840)

• m1. Ermengard:
  

A3.B5.C1.1 Lothaire(795-855)
A3.B5.C1.2 Pepin (797-838)
A3.B5.C1.3 Rotrude (800-)
A3. B5.C1.4 Berta or Adelaide
A3.B5.C1.5 Hildegrard (c802-857)
A3.B5.C1.6 Louis (806-876)

• m2. Judith:
  

A3.B5.C2.1 Gisela (c819-c874)
A3.B5.C2.2 Charles (823-877)
A3.B5.C2.3? Daughter

• 'm'3.Theodelinde? / Concubine:
  

A3.B5.C3.1 Alpais (c793-852)
A3.B5.C2 Arnoul (794-841)

A3.B6 Lothair (778–6 February 779/780)
A3.B7 Bertha (779-826)
A3.B8 Gisela (781-808)
A3.B9 Hildegarde (782-783)

A4. Gersuinda

A4.B1 Adaltrude (b.774)

A5. Madelgard

A5.B1 Ruodhaid (775–810)

A6. Fastrada

A6.B1 Theodrada (b.784)
A6.B2 Hiltrude (b.787)

A7. Luitgard

A8. Amaltrude

A8.B1 Alpaida (b.794)

A9. Regina

A9.B1 Drogo (801–855)
A9.B2 Hugh (802–844)

A10. Ethelind:

A10.B1 Richbod (805–844)
A10.B2 Theodoric (b. 807)

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