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Married 0740
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Husband:
Pippin III the Short Born: 0714 Died: 24-Sep-0768 Father: Charles Martel Mother: Chrotrud Occupation: Pippin III became King of the Franks. Pippin III, also known as Pippin the Short, was born in 714 in Jupille, in what is today part of Belgium, but then a part of the kingdom of Austrasia. |
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Wife:
Bertrada of Laon Born: 0720 Died: 12-Jul-0783 Father: Mother: Occupation: Bertrada was a Frankish Queen. Bertrada was also sometimes called Bertha of the Big Foot. She was born in Laon, in today's Aisne, France, |
Child 1:
CharlemagneBorn: 2-Apr-0742 Died: 28-Jan-0814 Spouse: Hildegard of Savory, Fastrada, Luitgard, Himiltrude, Desiderata Children: Louis I the Pious, Pippin Occupation: Charles the Great was King of the Franks from 771, when his brother Carloman died, until his death in 814. In 800, Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the first Emperor in the West since 476. Charlemagne (literally, Charles the Great) was born at Aix-la-Chappelle (Aachen) in North Rhein - Westphalia, Germany. |
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Child 2:
Carloman Born: 0751 Died: 4-Dec-0771 Spouse: Gerberga Children: Occupation: Carloman was King of the Franks from 768 to 771. He was annointed King by Pope Stephen III in 754, aged 3, although he did not take up office until his father Pippin III died. |
