Charlemagne Family Ancestry

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Ancestry of Charlemagne

Father's Line: Arnulf of Metz

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
A-01	Chiledebert (c400-)				no info?	No sources?
A-02	Sigibert of Cologne (c440-509) Sigebert the Lame		c440 Cologne, Germany	509 Cologne, Germany	Victor at Battle of Tolbiac, then murdered by his son.	(Source: Gregory of Tours)
A-03	Chloderic der Franken (c470-509) Chloderic the Patricide	Chroma of Burgundy (c470-)	c470, Germany	Cologne, Germany	Murdered by King Clovis I, shortly after he had betrayed his father	(Source: Gregory of Tours)
A-04	Munderic der Franken (c495-532)		France	Frence	Rebel	Claimed to be son of Chloderik (Source: Gregory of Tours)
A-05	Mummolin der Franken (c515-c580)		c515, Neustria	c590, Neustria	(566) Mayor of the Palace of Neustria	(Source: Gregory of Tours and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
A-06	Bodegisel II der Franken (bef565-)	Chrodoare d'Amay (bef565-c634)	565, France		Duke of Aquataine, Ambassador to Spain Ambassador to Constantinople	Probable father of Arnulf of Metz (Sources; Gregory of Tours and contemporary poet Venantius Fortunatus and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
A-07	Arnulf of Metz (582-640)	Doda von Sachsen (c586-aft612)	13 Aug 582 Liege, Belgium	16 Aug 640 Lorraine, France	7th Century Frankish Bishop Royal Advisor to the Merovingian court	Earliest confirmed paternal ancestor some dispute over his parents. (Wikipedia/Peerage)
A-08	Ansegisel (c606-bef679)	Saint Begga (615-693)	France	France	Notes	Contemporary Source: The Will of Adalgisel Grimo
A-09	Pepin of Herstal (635-714)	Alpaida (c640-714)	635 Herstal, Belgium	16 Dec 714 France	Duke of the Franks Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Mayor of the Palace of Neustria Mayor of the Palace of Burdundy
A-10	Charles Martel (686-741)	Rotrude of Treves (690-724)	23 Aug 686 Herstal, Belgium	22 Oct 741 Quierzy-sur-Oise, France	Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia [[Mayor of the Palace[[ of Neustria King of the Franks (737-741) Victor: Battle of Tours 732 AD
A-11	Pepin the Short (714-768)	Bertrada of Laon (720-783)	714 Jupille, Belgium	24 Sep 768 Saint Denis	King of the Franks / First Carolingian King
A-12	Charlemagne (747-814)	Several	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See Tables below (Wikipedia/Peerage)
	Many sons & daughters

Mother's Line #1

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
	Open speculation
B-01	Bertrada of Prüm (670-) Great-grandmother of Charlemagne	???	Prum, Germany	Prum, Germany	Helped to found Abbey of Prum	No valid info about parentage
B-02	Caribert of Laon (bef705-bef762) Count of Laon	???	Laon, France	Laon, France		His sister is the mother of Thierry d'Autun (c700-) and Matriarch of the Thierry Family
B-03	Bertrada of Laon (720-783) Mother of Charlemagne	Pepin the Short (714-768)	720 Laon, Aisne, France	12 Jul 783 Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, France	Queen Consort of France	8 children documented.
B-04	Charlemagne (747-814)	Several	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See Tables below
	Many sons & daughters

Ancestry of Spouses

Hildegard: House of Agilolfings

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
C-00	House of Agilolfings Open speculation
C-01	Gotfrid (651-709)	Unknown	c651 Germany	709 Germany	-	House of the Agilolfing, which was the dominant ruling family in the Frankish Duchy of Bavaria. No original sources for parents.
C-02	Huoching (675-709)	Unknown	c675 Germany	709 Germany	-
C-03	Hnabi (c700-c775) AKA: Nebi II Graf in Alemannien	Hereswind (705-?)	c700 Swabia	c775 Swabia	Around 724 he was one of the joint founders of the monastery of Reichenau.	He was the founder of the "old" line of the Ahalolfings.
C-04	Emma of Alamannia (730-789)	Gerold of Vinzgouw (c725-799)	730	789	Her husband, Gerald, was a Bavarian count and key military ally of first Pepin the Short (714-768), and then Charlemagne (747-814).
C-05	Hildegard (758-783)	Charlemagne (747-814)	758	783	List of Children: Pepin of Italy (773-810) Louis the Pious (778-840) Bertha (779-823)
C-06	Several sons and Daughters

Kings of France (FR)

Parentage of House of Capet and House of Valois: The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne) ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. Most noble families of Europe trace their lineage to Charlemagne thru this family.

Starting point is Hugh Capet, grandson of the Italian Princess, Béatrice of Vermandois (c880-931), came to power. The direct line of the House of Capet came to an end in 1328, when the three sons of Philip IV (reigned 1285–1314) all failed to produce surviving male heirs to the French throne.

Capetian Kings - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
FR-01	Charlemagne (747-814)	Hildegard (758-783)	2 APR 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 JAN 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See A12 Above (Wikipedia, Peerage, FMG, etc)
FR-02	Pepin of Italy (773-810) Pepin Carolingian of Italy, King of the Lombards	Ingletrude	773 Vermandois, Normandy	8 JUL 810 Milan, Lombardy, Italy	King of Lombardy 782-810 802: Rescue Pope Leo III, creating very strong ties between Carolingians and the Catholic Church	Contemporary Sources: Vita Karoli Magni, Historia Langobardorum, Codex Carolinus.
FR-03	Bernard of Italy (797-818) King of Italy	Cunigunda of Laon (c797-)	797, France	818	Vassal king to his uncle Louis the Pious (778-840), but killed in 818 for rebellion	Ref: Revolt of Bernard of Italy, The Cambridge Medieval History Series volumes 1-5. (Source : FMG)
FR-04	Pepin de Vermandois (c815-aft848)	unknown	c815	aft848	Returned to Paris in 840	See also Vermandois Family Ancestry (Source : FMG)
FR-05	Herbert I de Vermandois (c848-907)	Bertha de Morvois (c850-?)	848 Paris, France	8 SEP 907 Soissons, Aisne, France	Forcibly acquired County of Vermandois House of Vermandoise	{Source : FMG}
FR-06	Béatrice of Vermandois (c880-931) Queen of West Francia	Robert I of France (866-923)	880 Paris, France	26 MAR 931 Soissons, Aisne, France	Married Robert I of France, future King of West Francia, Count of Paris, Count of Poitiers	(Source : FMG)
FR-07	Hugh the Great (898-956)	Hadwig von Sachsen (c917-959)	898 Paris, France	16 JUN 956 Dourdan, France	Count of Paris	(Source: The Annals of Flodoard)
FR-08	Hugh Capet (c940-996) King of France	Adelaide of Aquitaine (c945-1004) House of Normandy, House of Burgundy House of Aquitaine	940 Paris, France	24 OCT 996 Paris, France	987 Coronation as King of France	Founder Capetian dynasty that ruled for many generations. Wife Adelaide was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy (860-932).
FR-09	Robert II of France (972-1031) King of France AKA: Robert the Pious	Constance of Arles (986-1034)	27 MAR 972 Orléans, France	20 JUL 1031 Meulan, Ile-de-France	998, Excommunication for marrying his second cousin, 1000, persecution of the Heretics of Orleans	Daughter Adèle of France (1009-1079), was mother-in-law to William the Conqueror House of Normandy
FR-10	Henry I of France (1008-1060) King of France AKA: Henry the Fowler	Anne of Kiev (c1028-1075) Princess of Russia Descent of Rurik (c832-879), founder of the great dynasty of the Rus. Rurik Family Ancestry	4 MAY 1008 Reims, France	4 AUG 1060 Vitry-aux-Loges, France	With European fuedal power at its greatest reach here, the Capetian realm was at is most restricted	Through this one marriage many royal families of Europe can trace ancestry to the legendary Charlemagne, Rollo of Normandy and Rurik of Russia. Several children here established many great noble lines. Count of Vermandois House of Grimaldi - Prince of Monaco.
FR-11	Philip I of France (1052-1108) King of France AKA: Philip the Amorous	Bertha van Holland (c1058-1094)	23 May 1052 France	29 July 1108 Melun	His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. His brother was leader of the 1st Crusade
FR-12	Louis VI of France (1081-1137) King of France AKA: Louis the Fat	Adèle de Savoie (1092-1154) Many European Families	1 DEC 1081 Paris	1 AUG 1137	He spent almost all of his twenty-nine-year reign fighting either the "robber barons" who plagued Paris[2] or the Norman kings of England for their continental possession of Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinforce his power considerably and became one of the first strong kings of France since the division of the Carolingian Empire in 843.
FR-13	Louis VII de France (1120-1180) King of France	Alice de Champagne (1140-1206) + 2 more marriages	1120 France	1180 France	His reign saw the founding of the University of Paris and the disastrous econd Crusade. Louis and his famous counselor Abbot Suger pushed for a greater centralization of the state and favoured the development French Gothic architecture, notably the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris.
FR-14	Philip II of France (1165-1223) King of France	Isabelle de Hainaut (1170-1190)	21 AUG 1165 Gonesse, France	14 JUL 1223 Mantes-la-Jolie, France	Philip transformed France from a small feudal state into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe. He built a great wall around Paris. In about 1190, his title changed from King of the Franks to King of France.
FR-15	Louis VIII Capet (1187-1226) King of France	Blanca of Castile (1188-1252)	5 SEP 1187 Paris, France	8 NOV 1226 Montpensier, France	only briefly reigned as king of France, he invaded southern England and was briefly proclaimed "King of England" by rebellious barons in London on the 2 June 1216.
FR-16	Louis IX Capet (1214-1270) King of France St Louis of France	Marguerite de Provence (1221-1295)	25 APR 1214 Poissy, France	25 AUG 1270 Tunis, Tunisia	Prominent leader in the Seventh Crusade and Eighth Crusade in which he died from dysentery. A devout Catholic, he is the only canonized king of France.	Great-grandson of Henry II of England thru his mother, the Princess of Castile.Rollo Family Ancestry.
FR-17	Philippe III Capet (1245-1285) King of France	Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271)	30 APR 1245 Poissy, France	5 OCT 1285 Perpignan, France	Philip made numerous territorial acquisitions during his reign, the most notable being the County of Toulouse which was annexed to the Crown lands of France in 1271.	His son Philip IV Capet (1268-1314) had no grandsons to succeed to the throne for the House of Capet. In 1328, the throne passes to another grandson, Philip VI de Valois (1293-1350), marking the beginning of the reign of the House of Valois. * GrandDaughter Isabella Capet (c1295-1358) married King Edward II of England
FR-18	Charles de Valois (1270-1325)	Marguerite d'Anjou et Maine (1274-1299)	1270	1325	Prince of Valois
FR-19	Philip VI de Valois (1293-1350) 1st king of House of Valois.
FR-20	Jean II de Valois (1319-1364) House of Valois
FR-xx	Louis Philippe of Orléans (1773-1850) Penultimate monarch of France	Maria Amelia di Borbone	1773	1850
FR-xx	Ferdinand Philippe of Orléans (1810-1842)
FR-xx	Philippe de Paris (1838-1894) List King of France (disputed)

Parentage for British & Spanish Royalty

The most common lineage is traced for the English Kings up through Henry I of England the younger son of William the Conqueror whose wife who was a great granddaughter of Hugh Capet (c940-996) of the Capetian dynasty (see table #CP Above):

See Also:

Kings of England: 1066-1837 - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
EN-01	Robert II of France (972-1031) King of France AKA: Robert the Pious CP-09 Above Capetian dynasty	Constance of Arles (986-1034)	27 MAR 972 Orléans, France	20 JUL 1031 Meulan, Ile-de-France	998, Excommunication for marrying his second cousin, 1000, persecution of the Heretics of Orleans	See CP-09 Above Capetian dynasty
EN-02	Adèle of France (1009-1079) Princess of France	Baldwin V of Flanders (1012-1067)	France 1009	Flanders 1079
EN-03	Matilda of Flanders (c1031-1083) Duchess of Normandy Queen Consort of England	William the Conqueror Duke of Normandy King of England	c1031 Flanders	2 NOV 1083 Caen, France
EN-04	Henry I of England (1068-1135) King of England	Matilda of Scotland (c1080-1118)
EN-05	Matilda of Normandy (1102-1167)
EN-06	Henry II of England (1133-1189) King of England		England	England
EN-07	Eleanor of England (1162-1214) Queen of Castile	Alfonso VIII, King of Castile (1155-1214)	1162 England	1214 Spain	Her husband formed an alliance of several Spanish kingdoms to start the "Reconquista" to reclaim lands from the Mohameds.
EN-08	Blanca of Castile (1188-1252) Queen of France	King Louis VIII of France	1188 Spain	1252 France	Louis briefly claims title of King of England during a succession title in England. Blanche ruled France in two subsequent regencies.
EN-09	Louis IX Capet (1214-1270) King of France St Louis of France	Marguerite de Provence (1221-1295)	25 APR 1214 Poissy, France	25 AUG 1270 Tunis, Tunisia	Prominent leader in the Seventh Crusade and Eighth Crusade in which he died from dysentery. A devout Catholic, he is the only canonized king of France.	Louis IX is a direct descendant of both Charlemagne and Rurik of Kiev
EN-10	Philippe III Capet (1245-1285) King of France	Isabella of Aragon (1247-1271)	30 APR 1245 Poissy, France	5 OCT 1285 Perpignan, France	Philip made numerous territorial acquisitions during his reign, the most notable being the County of Toulouse which was annexed to the Crown lands of France in 1271.
EN-11	Philip IV, The Iron King King of France King of Navarre	Joan I of Navarre (1271-1305) Princess of Navarre	1268 Fontainebleau	29 OCT 1314 Fontainebleau	In 1306, "Philip the Fair" expelled the Jews from France and, in 1307, he annihilated the order of the Knights Templar. Philip was in debt to both groups and saw them as a "state within the state".

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Hugh Capet (c940-996) Capetian dynasty - Charlemagne Family Ancestry
Robert II of France (972-1031)
Adèle of France (1009-1079)
Matilda of Flanders (c1031-1083)
Henry I of England (1068-1135)
Matilda of Normandy (1102-1167) - House of Plantagenet
Henry II of England (1133-1189)
John of England (1167-1216)
Henry III of England (1207-1272)
Edward I of England (1239-1307)
Edward II of England (1284-1327)
Edward III of England (1312-1377)
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399) - House of Lancaster
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (c1373-1410)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404-1444)
Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509)
Henry VII of England (1457-1509) - (House of Tudor) (Royal Claim: gggs of Edward III)
Margaret Tudor (1489-1541)
James V of Scotland (1512-1542)
Mary of Scotland (1542-1586)
James I of England (1566-1625) - (House of Stuart)
Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662)
Sophie von der Pfalz (1630-1714)
George I of Great Britain (1660-1727) - (House of Hanover)
George II of Great Britain (1683-1760)
Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820)
Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936) - (House of Windsor)
George VI of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Charles III of the United Kingdom (1948-)

French Descendants of Charlemagne

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
FA-01	Charlemagne (747-814)	Hildegard (758-783)	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See A12 Above (Wikipedia, Peerage, etc)
FA-02	Louis the Pious (778-840) Louis the Pious Carolingian, King of Aquitaine, King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor,	-	778 Chasseneuil, France	20 JUN 840 Ingelheim am Rhein \|\|
	* Charles the Bald -				Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire.	He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious by his second wife, Judith

Parentage for Count of Vermandois (CV)

German Descendants of Charlemagne

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
GA-01	Charlemagne (747-814)	Hildegard (758-783)	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See A12 Above (Wikipedia, Peerage, etc)
GA-02	Louis the Pious (778-840) Louis the Pious Carolingian, King of Aquitaine, King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor,	-	778 Chasseneuil, France	20 JUN 840 Ingelheim am Rhein \|\|
	* Louis II AKA: Louis the German -				he received the appellation Germanicus shortly after his death, when East Francia became known as the kingdom of Germany. After protracted clashes with his father and his brothers, Louis received the East Frankish kingdom in the Treaty of Verdun (843). \|\| the third son of Louis the Pious, emperor of Francia, and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye

Germany was at first referred to as East Francia.

Italian Descendants of Charlemagne

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
IA-01	Charlemagne (747-814)	Hildegard (758-783)	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	See A12 Above (Wikipedia, Peerage, etc)

IA-02 : Louis I the Pious
IA-03 : Lothair of Italy
IA-04 : Louis II of Italy AKA: Louis the Younger

English Descendants of Charlemagne

Other Descendants of Charlemagne

Recommended Contemporary Biographical Sources

Some of the best contemporary reference sources for the life of Pepin Carolingian of Italy include:

Einhard's "Vita Karoli Magni" (Life of Charlemagne): Einhard was a contemporary of Pepin and Charlemagne and served as a courtier and advisor to both. His biography of Charlemagne, which covers the period of Pepin's reign in Italy, provides a detailed account of the political and military events of the time.
The "Annales Regni Francorum" (Annals of the Frankish Kingdom): This contemporary chronicle covers the history of the Frankish kingdom from the time of its founding until the early 9th century. It provides valuable information on the events of Pepin's reign in Italy and his relationship with his father Charlemagne.
The "Liber Pontificalis" (Book of the Popes): This collection of biographies of the popes was compiled in the 9th century and provides important information on the relationship between the papacy and the Carolingian dynasty during Pepin's reign.
The "Historia Langobardorum" (History of the Lombards): This contemporary account of the Lombards, who were the primary rivals of the Carolingians in Italy, provides valuable insights into the military and political events of Pepin's reign.
The "Codex Carolinus" (Carolingian Code): This collection of legal documents and letters from the Carolingian period provides insight into the legal and administrative systems that Pepin would have been involved in as a ruler.
The letters of Alcuin of York: Alcuin was a prominent scholar and advisor in the court of Charlemagne, and his letters provide a valuable perspective on the political and cultural events of the Carolingian dynasty.
Kings of Italy - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]
Frankish Nobility - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.