Hildegarde was born probably between 2 May 757 and 30 April 761. See Henry site for discussion.[1]
Baldwin states that her place of birth is unknown. [1] Cawley identifies it as Thionville, Moselle. [3]
Some popular genealogies identify her birthplace as Aachen, but this may simply be conjecture based on her husband's seat of government.[2]
Parents
Baldwin: She was the daughter of Gerold, who probably died between 784 and 786, count in Alemannia. Gerold is not directly documented as the father of Hildegarde, but he is documented a husband of Imma, and the fact that Hildegarde had a brother named Gerold confirms the connection.[1]
Cawley: Her father was Gerold I, Graf im Kraichgau (Udalrichinger) [4]
Richardson: Hildegarde was the daughter of Gerold I, Count in Vinzgau, by Imma (or Emma), daughter of Count Nebi (or Hnabi). [5]
Cawley: Her mother was Imma (d. 798; p. Nebe "Hnabi," Duke of Alemannia and Hereswint). [6]
Baldwin: Hildegarde's mother was Imma, who died in 798, daughter of Nebi, count in Alemannia.[1]
771 Marriage to Charlemagne
Before 30 April 771 Hildegarde married Charlemagne as his second wife. [5]
She married before 30 Apr 771 Charles I (Charlemagne), King of the Franks (p. Pepin "le Bref" and Bertrada (Berta) "au Grand Pied") [7]
Hildegarde married between 1 May 770 and 30 April 772 Charlemagne. He was born probably 2 April 748 and died 28 January 814. [1]
783 Death and Burial
Hildegarde died 30 April 783 and is buried at Metz[1]at the
église abbatiale de Saint-Arnoul. [3]
Her place of death was Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France [2]
Issue
Hildegarde and Charlemagne had four sons, Charles, Pepin (King of Italy), Louis I (King of Aquitaine, Emperor) and Lothair, and five daughters, Adelaide (or Adelheid), Rotrude, Berthe, Gisele, and Hildegarde. [5] for a total of nine children.
Charles Listed by Cawley [8] Charles/Karl "the younger", b. 772×3, d. 4 Dec. 811, king of Neustria 788-811. Named by Baldwin. [1]
Adelais,b. 773 Italy [2]Adelais (d. Young) [8] Adélaïde/Adelheid, b. Sep. 773×June 774, d. July or August 774.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Hrothrudis b. 775 Aachen [2]Hrothrudis (Rotrud)[8] Rotrude, b. ca. 775, d. 6 June 810, mistress of Rorico, d. ca. 840, count of Maine.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Carloman b. 777 Frankish Empire [2] Rebaptized with the name Pepin or Pippin, became King of Italy. Carloman (Pepin I, King of Italy)[8] Pépin (originally Carloman), b. 777, d. 8 July 810, king of Italy, 781-810.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Hlothar b. 778 Chasseneuil [2]Hlothar (Lothar)[8] Lothair, b. 778 (twin), d. 779×780.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Hludowic of France, b. 778 Chasseneuil [2]Hludowic (Emperor Louis I) [8]Louis, King of Aquitaine, Emperor, married (1st) ERMENGARDE OF HASPENGAU; (2nd) JUDITH OF ALTORF Louis I (Ludwig I "der Fromme"), b. 778 (twin), d. 20 June 840, king of Aquitaine, 781-814, emperor 813-840 (jointly 813-4); m. (1) 794, Ermengarde, daughter of count Ingram; m. (2) 819, Judith, daughter of count Welf.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Bertha Ponthieu, b. 779 Aachen [2] Bertrada (Berta)[8] Berthe, b. 779×780, d. after 14 Jan. 823, mistress of Angilbert, d. 18 Feb. 814, abbot of Saint-Riquier.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Gisela, b. 781 Milan [2]Gisela[8] Gisèle, baptized 781, living 800.Named by Baldwin. [1]
Hildegard (of the Franks), b. 783 Thionville [2]Hildegard[8] Hildegarde, b. 782 (after 8 June), d. (bef. 8) June 783.Named by Baldwin. [1]
↑ 5.05.15.2 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Kimball G. Everingham, Editor. Salt Lake City, Utah: By the Author, 2013. Volume V, page 483
The last merge should never have happened, Hildegard and Himiltrud and totally different women, who had children with Charlemagne, Please read bios before completing any merge. A profile for Himiltrud will now have to be recreated.
Vinzagau-2 and Schwaben-39 appear to represent the same person because: Vinzagau is another name for Hildegard, Charlemagne's second wife. In any case Vinzagau-2 is an unconnected profile that should be merged away.
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