Emperor Charlemagne b. 4 Apr 742 d. 28 Jan 813 Aachen, Germany: Our Family History

742 - 813 (70 years)

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Name	Charlemagne [1]
Prefix	Emperor
Birth	4 Apr 742
Gender	Male
HIST	b. 742 d. 814 He was the eldest son of Pepin III, “The Short” In 800 he was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III. In his later years he consolidated his vast empire, building palaces and churches, and promoting Christianity, education, agriculture, the arts, manufacture and commerce, so much so that the period has become known as the Carolingian Renaissance. [1, 2]
MILI	He defeated the Saxons (772-804), as well as the Lombards (773-4), fought the Arabs in Spain, and took control of most of Christian Western Europe. [1]
Occupation	Kings of the Franks (771/814) and Emperor of the West (800/14) [1]
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Death	28 Jan 813	Aachen, Germany
Person ID	I191457	Singleton and Related Families
Last Modified	29 Jul 2007

Family 1 Queen Hildegarde, b. Swabia d. France

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Children

	1. Emperor Louis the Pious, I, b. 25 Sep 778, Chasseneuil, Aquitaine d. 20 Jun 840, Petersaue, Germany (Age 61 years)
	2. Charles
	3. Adelaide, b. 774 d. 774 (Age 0 years)
	4. Pepin, I
	5. Rotrude, b. 775 d. 810 (Age 35 years)

Family ID F130013 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Apr 2006

Family 2 Himiltrude

Marriage 768

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Children

1. Pipin, b. 769 d. 811 (Age 42 years)

Family ID F130017 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Apr 2006

Notes
http://www.stirnet.com/html/genie/ancient/fh/franks3.htm
Sources
[S8943] (Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc), page 180.

[S8943] (Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc), page 181.

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