Holy Roman Emperor Charles I Charlemagne Carolingian

742 - 814  (71 years)

• Name	Charles I Charlemagne Carolingian  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Title	Holy Roman Emperor
  Birth	2 Apr 742	Liège, Liege, Belgium   [5, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 768 and 814	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [12]
  	King of France
  Occupation	Between 800 and 814  [13]
  	Holy Roman Emperor
  Coronation	25 Dec 800
  Title	King of Franks
  Death	28 Jan 814	Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [2, 5, 7, 9]
  Burial	28 Jan 814	Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [5]
  	Aachen Cathedral
  Person ID	I6334	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	King of France Pepin III Carolingian,   b. 714, Jupille, Liege, Belgium d. 24 Sep 768, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertrada de Laon,   b. Abt 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France d. 24 Jul 783, Choisy, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	740  [9]
  Marriage	741	Ingelmunster, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [4, 14]
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Empress of the West Hildegarde de Vinzgow von Schwaben,   b. 754, Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	771	Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [7]
  Children	1. Charles Carolingian,   b. 772, Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 4 Dec 811, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Lothaire Carolingian,   b. 16 Aug 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. Aft 827, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France (Age > 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. King of Italy Pepin I Carolingian,   b. Apr 773, Germany d. 8 Jul 810, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Hiltrude de Alsace Carolingian,   b. 787, Alsace, France d. 830, Alsace, France (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Holy Roman Emperor Louis I Carolingian,   b. 16 Apr 778, Casseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Apr 742 - Liège, Liege, Belgium Occupation - King of France - Between 768 and 814 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage - 771 - Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Death - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Burial - 28 Jan 814 - Aachen, Stadt Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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