Charlemagne Roman (of the Franks) 
Charlemagne was born on April 2nd, 0742 in Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia - Ingelheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Rhineland, Prussia.1 Charlemagne's father was Duke Pepin (The Short) France III and his mother was Berthe (Bertrade) Laon. His paternal grandparents were Charles (Martel The Hammer) Austrasia and Rotrude (Chrotude) Treves; his maternal grandparents were Count Claribert of Laon I and Bertrada Laon. He had a sister named Bertbelle. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 71 on January 28th, 0814 in Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia - Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia. He was buried in Notre Dame D'Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia.1 1 General Notes
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Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, CAROLINGIAN king of the FRANKS, came to rule over most of Europe and assumed (800) the title of Roman emperor. He is sometimes regarded as the founder of the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. In 768 he and his brother Carloman inherited the Frankish kingdom (most of present-day France and a part of western Germany) from their father PEPIN THE SHORT. The entire kingdom passed to Charlemagne when Carloman died in 771. He inherited great wealth and a strong military organization from his father and brother. He used these assets to double the territory under Carolingian control. In 772 he opened his offensive against the SAXONS, and for more than three decades he pursued a ruthless policy aimed at subjugating them and converting them to Christianity. Almost every year Charlemagne attacked one or another region of Saxon territory. --4,500 Saxons were executed on a single day in 782--and deportations were used to discourage the stubborn. The Saxons proved to be a far more difficult enemy than any of the other peoples subjugated by Charlemagne. For example, the LOMBARDS were conquered in a single extended campaign 773-74), after which Charlemagne assumed the title "king of the Lombards." In 788 he absorbed the duchy of Bavaria, and soon thereafter he launched an offensive against the AVAR empire. The Avars succumbed within a decade, yielding Charlemagne a vast hoard of gold and silver. After one disastrous campaign (778) against the Muslims in Spain, Charlemagne left the southwestern front to his son Louis, (later Emperor LOUIS I) who, with the help of local Christian rulers, conquered Barcelona in 801 and controlled much of Catalonia by 814. On Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne accepted the title of emperor and was crowned by Pope LEO III. For several years after he regarded the imperial title of being of little value. Moreover, he intended to divide his lands and titles among his sons, as was the Frankish custom. At his death on Jan. 28, 814, however, only one son, Louis, survived; Louis therefore assumed control of the entire Frankish empire.
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# Note: Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.16 Aug 0640 in Remiremont, Church of the Apostles, Metz, Austrasia
- b.0602 in Austrasia, France d.0685 in Murdered atAndene Monastery, Stieburg, France
- b.0586 d.0615
- b.0635 in Heristal, Austrasia, Landen Belgium d.16 Dec 0714 in Junille, Meuse, France
- b.0564 d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Belgium d.17 Dec 0698 in Heristal, Liege, Austrasia
- b.0591 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.0652 in Landen, Liege, Belgium
- b.0676 in Heristal, Neustria, Landen, Belgium d.15 Oct 0741 in Cressy Sur Oise, Neustria - Quiery, Aisne, France
- b.0654 in Heristal, Austrasia, Landen, Belgium d. in Orplegrande Monastery, Brabant, Vosges, France
- b.0714 in Austrasia, France d.24 Sep 0768 in St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France
- b.0590 in Poitiers, Bourgogne, France
- b.0620 in Moselle River Valley, Austrasia, France d.0677 in Poitiers, Bourgogne, France
- b.0615
- b.0665 d.0713
- b.0604 in Austrasia, France d.0690 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Austrasia)
- b.0625 in Treves, Rhenish Prussia, Germany
- b.0615
- b.0690 in Moselle, Austrasia d.0724
- b.0598
- b.0620 d.0680
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- b.0668
- b.0620 in Moselle River Valley, Austrasia, France d.0677 in Poitiers, Bourgogne, France
- b.0629
- b.0625 in Treves, Rhenish Prussia, Germany
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia - Ingelheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Rhineland, Prussia d.28 Jan 0814 in Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia - Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.16 Aug 0640 in Remiremont, Church of the Apostles, Metz, Austrasia
- b.0602 in Austrasia, France d.0685 in Murdered atAndene Monastery, Stieburg, France
- b.0586 d.0615
- b.0647 d.0690
- b.0564 d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Belgium d.17 Dec 0698 in Heristal, Liege, Austrasia
- b.0591 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.0652 in Landen, Liege, Belgium
- b.0690 in Laon, Aisne, France d.0747
- b.0630 d.0691 in France
- b.0660 d.0712
- b.0590 in Austrasia, France
- b.0640 in Austrasia, France
- b.0590 in Austrasia, France
- b.0720 in Laon, Aisne, France d.12 Jul 0783 in Choisy, Bourgogne, France
- b.Apr 0600 in Metz, Austrasia, France d.19 Jan 0639
- b.0634 in Metz, Austrasia, France d.27 Nov 0657
- b.0610 in Neustria, France d.0642
- b.0657 d.0691
- b.0590 in Poitiers, Bourgogne, France
- b.0627 in East Anglia, Britain d.30 Jan 0680 in East Anglia, Britain
- b.0615
- b.0698
- b.13 Aug 0582 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.16 Aug 0640 in Remiremont, Church of the Apostles, Metz, Austrasia
- b.0602 in Austrasia, France d.0685 in Murdered atAndene Monastery, Stieburg, France
- b.0586 d.0615
- b.0650 d.03 Jun 0692
- b.0564 d.0639
- b.0613 in Landen, Belgium d.17 Dec 0698 in Heristal, Liege, Austrasia
- b.0591 in Heristal, Liege, Belgium d.0652 in Landen, Liege, Belgium
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Details of Charlemagne's family with Empress Hildegard Von Vinzgau Of Serbia
Details of Charlemagne's family with Himiltrude
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