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King of France Charles Martel
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1. King of France Charles Martel was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: Gibbon called him "the hero of the age" and declared "Christendom ... delivered ... by the genius and good fortune of one man, Charles Martel."
- Name: the Hammer
- Occupation: Duke and Prince of the Franks
- Occupation: Mayor of the Palace
- Religion: 732; Martel took church land to pay for a professional army. Charles, who in 732 was on the verge of excommunication, instead was recognized by the Church as its paramount defender. Pope Gregory II wrote to him more than once, asking his protection and aid
- _MILT: 732; Charles Martel is primarily famous for his victory at the Battle of Tours, his stopping the Umayyad invasions of Europe during the Muslim Expansion Era, and his laying the foundation for the Carolingian Empire.
Notes:
Birth:
(Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)Charles married Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude DeTrêves de Thurgovie in 713 in Moselle, Lorraine, France. Rotrude (daughter of Bishop of Trèves Saint Leutwinus Treves and Willigar of Agilofinges) was born on 5 Jul 690 in Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 12 Jul 734 in Aisne, Picardie, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Landrade Martel
was born about 700 in Moselle, Lorraine, France; died after 719 in Lorraine, France.
- 3. Hiltrude Martel
was born after 710; died in 754.
- 4. Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III
was born in 714 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 24 Sep 768 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
- 5. Mayor of the Palace Carloman Martel
was born in 712; died on 17 Aug 754 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
- 6. Auda 'Aldana' Martel
was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France.
Family/Spouse: Ruodhaid. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Bernard Martel
was born in 720.
- 8. Hieronymus Martel
- 9. Archbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius Martel
died in 771.
Charles married Swanhild in 725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Grifo Martel
died in 753 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.
Generation: 2
2. Landrade Martel
(1.Charles1) was born about 700 in Moselle, Lorraine, France; died after 719 in Lorraine, France.
Landrade married Count of Hesbania Sigrand de HesbayeFrance. Sigrand was born about 687 in Liège, Liege, Belgium; died after 720 in Liège, Liege, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hiltrude Martel
(1.Charles1) was born after 710; died in 754.
Notes:
Birth:
Ancient Austrasia
Died:
Ancient AustrasiaHiltrude married Odilo, I in Ancient Austrasia. Odilo was born in Bavaria, Germany; died on 18 Jan 748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III
(1.Charles1) was born in 714 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany; died on 24 Sep 768 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Short
- _ELEC: Mayor of the Palace
- _MILT: 759; He contained the Iberian Muslims and drove them out of the country
Notes:
Birth:
Ancient Austrasia
Buried:
Church of Saint DenisPepin married Bertrade de Laon, II in 740 in Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France. Bertrade (daughter of Count Charibert de Laon, I and Contessa Bertrada Laon) was born in 717 in Léon, Landes, Aquitaine, France; died on 12 Jul 783 in Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. King of the Franks and "Patrician of the Romans" Carloman Carolingian, I
was born on 28 Jun 751 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 4 Dec 771; was buried in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
- 12. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, I
was born on 2 Apr 742 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 28 Jan 814 in Germany; was buried in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
5. Mayor of the Palace Carloman Martel
(1.Charles1) was born in 712; died on 17 Aug 754 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
Notes:
Birth:
Ancient Austrasia
Died:
Pippin imprisoned Carloman in Vienne, where he diedFamily/Spouse: Rotrude Alardsdatter. Rotrude was born in 695 in France; died in 730 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Count de Paris Girard de Paris
was born in 700 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 760 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Family/Spouse: Sigramine C. Sigramine was born in Liege, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 13. Count de Paris Girard de Paris
6. Auda 'Aldana' Martel
(1.Charles1) was born in 732 in Saxony, Germany; died in 804 in France.
Notes:
Birth:
(Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)Family/Spouse: Makir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IV. Theodoric (son of Mayor of the Palace Childebrand d'Heristal, I and Rolande Merovingian) was born in 675 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France; died on 22 Oct 741 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I
was born in 755 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died on 28 May 812 in Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
- 14. 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I
7. Bernard Martel
(1.Charles1) was born in 720.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard,_son_of_Charles_Martel
8. Hieronymus Martel
(1.Charles1)
9. Archbishop of Rouen Saint Remigius Martel
(1.Charles1) died in 771.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Ordained: St. Remigius of Rouen's feast day is January 19
- Religion: He was instrumental in implementing the Roman rite and chant in the Gallic church
10. Grifo Martel
(1.Charles1) died in 753 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: killed in the battle of Saint-Jean de Maurienne
Notes:
Died:
killed in battle at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Generation: 3
11. King of the Franks and "Patrician of the Romans" Carloman Carolingian, I
(4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born on 28 Jun 751 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 4 Dec 771; was buried in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
Notes:
Died:
Villa of Samoussy. The death, sudden and convenient though it was, was set down to natural causes (a severe nosebleed is sometimes claimed as being at fault)Family/Spouse: Gerberga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, I
(4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born on 2 Apr 742 in Herstal, Liege, Belgium; died on 28 Jan 814 in Germany; was buried in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Notable Quote: 'Let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky'."
- Name: the Great
- Occupation: founder of the Carolingian Empire
- Occupation: Mayor of the Palace
- Religion: Catholic - Imposed Christianity throughout most of Europe
- _MILT: Charlemagne was engaged in almost constant battle throughout his reign. Charlemagne's empire united most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. In Hispania, the struggle against the Moors continued unabated
- _ORDI: 87th great grandson of Adam and Eve
Notes:
Birth:
(Heristal, formerly Neustria or Austrasia)
Buried:
Aachen Cathedral, He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen
Died:
pleurisyEmperor married Queen of the Franks Hildegarde de Vinzgau Swabia in 771 in Germany. Hildegarde (daughter of Duke of Vinzgau Gerold von Swabia, I and Duchess of Swabia Emma von Bayern) was born in 758 in Germany; died on 30 Apr 783 in Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France; was buried in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Bertha Carolingian
was born about 780; died on 11 Mar 824.
- 16. King of the Franks Charles Carolingian, the Younger
was born in 772; died on 4 Dec 811.
- 17. Gisela Carolingian
was born in 781; died in 808.
- 18. Adalhaid Carolingian
was born in 774 in Italy; died about 774 in France.
- 19. Rotrude Carolingian
was born in 775; died on 6 Jun 810.
- 20. Hildegarde Carolingian
was born in 782; died in 783.
- 21. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Louis Carolingian, I
was born on 16 Apr 778 in Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France; died on 20 Jun 840 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; was buried in Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France.
- 22. Lothair Carolingian
was born in 778; died on 6 Feb 779.
- 23. King of Italy Pepin Carolingian, IV
was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; was buried in Verona, Veneto, Italy.
Family/Spouse: Gerswinda de Saxony. Gerswinda was born in 745; died in 785 in Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Adaltrude Carolingian
was born in 774.
Emperor married Queen of the Franks Desiderata of the Lombards in 770 in France. Desiderata was born in Germany; died in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Himiltrude. Himiltrude was born in 742 in Germany; died in 780 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Pepin Carolingian
was born in 767 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died in 811 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Emperor married Fastrada in 784 in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Fastrada was born in 765; died on 10 Aug 794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Theodora Carolingian
was born in 784; died in 844.
- 27. Hiltrude Carolingian
was born in 787.
Family/Spouse: Regina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Archchancellor of the Empire Hugh Carolingian
was born in 802; died in 844.
- 29. Bishop of Metz Drogo Carolingian
was born on 17 Jun 801 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Dec 855 in Germany.
Family/Spouse: Ethelind. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Theodoric Carolingian
was born in 807.
- 31. Richbod Carolingian
was born in 805; died in 844.
Family/Spouse: Madelgard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Abbess of Faremoutiers Ruodhaid Carolingian
was born in 775; died in 810.
Emperor married Luitgard in 794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Count de Paris Girard de Paris
(5.Carloman2, 1.Charles1) was born in 700 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died in 760 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Family/Spouse: Rotrude of Austrasia. Rotrude was born in 730 in Auvergne, France; died in 785 in Brosse, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Berenger de Friuli
was born in 740 in Italy; died in 824 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
- 33. Berenger de Friuli
14. 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I
(6.Auda2, 1.Charles1) was born in 755 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died on 28 May 812 in Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Gellone
- Name: Guillaume d'Orange
- Ordained: St. William of Gellone was canonized in 1066, and his feast is May 28
- Religion: William founded a monastery at Gellone, near Aniane, and with Charlemagne's permission, entered the cornmunity as a monk
- _MILT: William's faithful service to Charlemagne is portrayed as an example of feudal loyalty. William's career battling Islamic Saracens is sung in epic poems in the 12th and 13th century cycle called La Geste de Garin de Monglane
Saint married Guiboar von HornbachToulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. Guiboar was born in 774 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 15 Feb 824 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Queen Bertha de Toulouse de Gellone
was born in 777 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died in 870 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
Generation: 4
15. Bertha Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born about 780; died on 11 Mar 824.
16. King of the Franks Charles Carolingian, the Younger
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 772; died on 4 Dec 811.
17. Gisela Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 781; died in 808.
18. Adalhaid Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 774 in Italy; died about 774 in France.
Notes:
Died:
was born whilst her parents were on campaign in Italy. She was sent back to Francia, but died before reaching Lyons19. Rotrude Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 775; died on 6 Jun 810.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Nun
20. Hildegarde Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 782; died in 783.
21. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Louis Carolingian, I
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born on 16 Apr 778 in Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France; died on 20 Jun 840 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; was buried in Metz, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Pious
- _ORDI: 88th great grandson of Adam and Eve
- _MILT: 801; He conquered Barcelona from the Muslims
Notes:
Birth:
Twin of Lothair - they were born while their father Charlemagne was on campaign in Spain
Buried:
Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-NonnainsLouis married Holy Roman Empress Ermengarde de Hesbaye in 794 in La Chapelle, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Ermengarde (daughter of Comte de Hesbaye Ingramm de Hesbaye, I and Landree d'Herbauges) was born in 778 in Liege, Belgium; died on 3 Oct 818 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Adbelahide de Tours
was born in 824 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; died in 866 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.
- 36. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Lothair Carolingian, I
was born on 19 May 795; died on 29 Sep 855 in Prüm, Bitburg-Prum, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Louis married Empress Judith of Bavaria in 819 in Germany. Empress was born in 805; died in 843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Holy Roman Emperor Charles de Coursey, II
was born on 15 May 823 in Bavaria, Germany; died on 6 Oct 877 in France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France.
22. Lothair Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 778; died on 6 Feb 779.
Notes:
Birth:
Twin of Louis - they were born while their father Charlemagne was on campaign in Spain
Died:
Died in infancy23. King of Italy Pepin Carolingian, IV
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; was buried in Verona, Veneto, Italy.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Carloman
- _MILT: 796; He liberated Corsica "from the oppression of the Moors. His activities included a long, but unsuccessful siege of Venice in 810
Notes:
Birth:
He was born Carloman, but when his half-brother Pepin the Hunchback betrayed their father, the royal name Pepin passed to him.
Died:
He died following the unsuccessful siege of VenicePepin married Queen Bertha de Toulouse de GelloneBohain, Aisne, Picardie, France. Bertha (daughter of 2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I and Guiboar von Hornbach) was born in 777 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died in 870 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. King of Italy Bernard Cunigunde
was born in 797 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; died on 17 Apr 818 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
24. Adaltrude Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 774.
25. Pepin Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 767 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died in 811 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Pepin the Hunchback
- Occupation: 792; After an assasination attempt on Charlemagne, all conspirators were found guilty of high treason and ordered executed. Charles commuted Pepin's sentence. Instead, Pepin was forced to enter the monastery of Prüm to live out the rest of his life as a monk.
26. Theodora Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 784; died in 844.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Abbess of Argenteuil
27. Hiltrude Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 787.
28. Archchancellor of the Empire Hugh Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 802; died in 844.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Abbot of Saint-Quentin
- _MILT: 14 Jun 844; Hugh was part of the small army which, on its way south to join Charles at Toulouse, was ambushed by Pippin II in the Angoumois
29. Bishop of Metz Drogo Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born on 17 Jun 801 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Dec 855 in Germany.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Abbot of Luxeuil Abbey
30. Theodoric Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 807.
31. Richbod Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 805; died in 844.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Abbott of Saint-Riquier
32. Abbess of Faremoutiers Ruodhaid Carolingian
(12.Emperor3, 4.Pepin2, 1.Charles1) was born in 775; died in 810.
33. Berenger de Friuli
(13.Girard3, 5.Carloman2, 1.Charles1) was born in 740 in Italy; died in 824 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Notes:
Birth:
(Friuli)Family/Spouse: Engeltron. was born in 740 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 6 Oct 853 in Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Hunroch de Friuli
was born in 765 in Lombardia, Italy; died in 853 in Bertin, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France.
- 39. Hunroch de Friuli
34. Queen Bertha de Toulouse de Gellone
(14.Saint3, 6.Auda2, 1.Charles1) was born in 777 in Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France; died in 870 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
Bertha married King of Italy Pepin Carolingian, IVBohain, Aisne, Picardie, France. Pepin (son of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Emperor Charles Charlemagne, I and Queen of the Franks Hildegarde de Vinzgau Swabia) was born in Apr 773 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died on 8 Jul 810 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; was buried in Verona, Veneto, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. King of Italy Bernard Cunigunde
was born in 797 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; died on 17 Apr 818 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.
- 38. King of Italy Bernard Cunigunde