APPENDIX A
Genealogy of the Ancestors of Charles the Great
St. Arnulf, 582–640; Pippin “of Landin,” = Itta (?)
Bishop of Metz, 612–627 (?) 585–639. | 591–651.
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+----------+-----------+ +---------+----+-----+
| | | | |
Chlodulf, 599–696; Adelgisel or = Becga Grimwald Gertrude,
Bishop of Metz, 656–696. Ansegisel, | 615–694. †658. Abbess of
605–685 (?) | | Nivelles,
| | 625–659.
+---------+ |
| Childebert proclaimed king by
| his father, 657.
|
Plectrudis = Pippin “of Heristal,” = Alphaida
| 631–714. ·
+---------+----+ ·
| | ·
Drogo, Grimwald, Hrotrudis = Charles Martel, = Swanahild.
†708. †714. | 686–741. |
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Theudwald. | Grifo, †753.
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+---------------+-----------+
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Carloman, Pippin I., = Bertrada, †783.
713–755; b. 714; |
abdicated 747. crowned |
752, †768. |
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+--------------+------------+
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Charles the Great, b. 742 (?), Carloman, b. 751,
king 768, Emperor 800, †814. king 768, †771.
Note.--Many of the above dates are conjectural.
APPENDIX B
Family of St. Charles the Great
(Wives)
771 783 795
Himiltrud = Desiderata = Hildegard = Charles = Fastrada, †794. = Liutgard, †800.
| daughter of b. 759, | the Great, |
+------+ Desiderivs †783. | 742–814. |
| King of the | +-----------------+
| Lombards, | | |
Pippin the divorced 771. | Theoderada Hiltrud, Abbess
Hunchback. | Abbess of Argenteuil. of Farmoutier.
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+---------+------------+------------+-------------+--------+----------+--------+---------+
| | | | | | | | |
Charles, Pippin Louis Lothair, Hrotrud, Gisela, Adelheid, Bertha Hildegard,
772–811. or Carloman, the Pious, twin-brother 772–810. b. 781. died young. born and
777–810. or the of Louis, died 783.
Debonnair, born and
778–840. died 778.
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(Concubines)
Mathalgard (?) = Gersvindis, = Charles = Regina = Adelinda
+--------+ a Saxon. | the Great | +-----------------------+
| | | |
| +---+--+----+ +----+---------------+ |
Rothaid | | | | | | |
Two daughters Hugo, Abbot of Drogo, Archbishop Theodoric,
and three sons. St. Quentin, and of Metz, b. 810. Made an
The youngest Chancellor of Archchaplain. ecclesiastic,
Theodoric, †807. Louis I. †844. †855. 818.