UNKNOWN, Drogo 1

Birth Name UNKNOWN, Drogo
Gramps ID I582809058
Gender male
Age at Death 54 years, 5 months, 21 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 801-06-17    
 
Death 855-12-08    
 
Nobility Title     Bishop Of Metz
 
Occupation 823-855 Metz, France  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Mother UNKNOWN, Regina [I582805123]
         UNKNOWN, Drogo [I582809058]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother De Francien, Fastrada [I582809057]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Hiltrude [I582804523]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother De Vinzgau, Hildegarde [I582804185]
    Half-brother     Lombardy, Pepin Carloman [I582804886]
    Half-brother     King Of Italy, Pippin, [I582813712]
    Half-brother     UNKNOWN, Charles ‘The Younger’ [I582804186]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Cunigunda [I582813474]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Rotrud (Hrotrud) [I582809054]
    Half-brother     UNKNOWN, Lothair [I582812630]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Hildegard [I582809055]
    Half-brother     UNKNOWN, Louis [I582804188]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Bertha [I582804183]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Gisela [I582809056]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother Von Saxony, Gerswinda [I582804189]
    Half-sister     Abbess Of St. Peters, Adelaide [I582804190]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother UNKNOWN, Sigrada (Mistress) [I582809053]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Rothaid [I582812635]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother UNKNOWN, Himiltrude [I582806250]
    Half-brother     UNKNOWN, Pepin [I582806650]
 
Father UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
Stepmother UNKNOWN, Madelgard (Mistress) [I582809059]
    Half-sister     UNKNOWN, Rothild [I582812634]

Narrative

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Bishop Of Metz
"Drogo was one of Charlemagne's illegitimate sons, forced out of the royal court when Louis the Pious became Emperor in 814, so he became a priest. In 823, Drogo was made Bishop of Metz, and he held this position until his death. "
!NAME: Drogo
!BIRTH: 17 Jun 801
!TITLE: Bishop of Metz
!DEATH: 8 Dec 855
!NOTE: "In 823 he became bishop of Metz, an office he held until his death.
During the reign of his half brother, Emperor Louis the Pious, he was one of
the most faithful of palatine councilors. It was indeed in his arms that
Louis breathed his last breath."
!REFERENCE-QUOTED: Langston & Buck et al, - PEDIGREES OF SOME OF EMPEROR
CHARLEMAGNE'S DESCENDANTS; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore,
Md, 1988, pp. 7,8, Vol. II; Sutro Library, San Francisco, CA.@@S153@@

Pedigree

  1. UNKNOWN, Charlemagne [I582804184]
    1. UNKNOWN, Regina [I582805123]
      1. UNKNOWN, Drogo

Ancestors

Source References

  1. pemble [S545686325]