Paternal Family Tree: Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor succeeded King of the Franks, King Lombardy, Holy Roman Emperor.
On 2nd April 742 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor was born.
Around 768 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] and Himiltrude Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 769 [his son] Pippin "Hunchback" Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 26] and [his wife] Himiltrude Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 15].
Around 770 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 27] and Desiderata Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 771 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 28] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 772 [his son] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 29] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In April 773 [his son] Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 30] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
Around 774 [his daughter] Adalhaid Carolingian died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 774 [his illegitimate son] Adaltrude Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 31] and Gersuinda Unknown.
In 774 [his daughter] Adalhaid Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 31] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged less than one years old.
In 775 [his illegitimate daughter] Ruodhaid Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 32] and Madelgard Unknown.
In 775 [his daughter] Rotrude Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 32] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 778 [his son] Lothair Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. He died aged two in 780.
In 778 [his son] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. He married (1) Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks and had issue (2) 794 Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine and had issue.
In 779 [his daughter] Bertha Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 36] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 780 [his son] Lothair Carolingian [aged 2] died.
In 781 [his daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 782 [his daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 39] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged one in 783.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 783 [his daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian [aged 1] died.
On 30th April 783 [his wife] Himiltrude Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died.
In 784 [his illegitimate daughter] Theodrada Carolingian Abbess Argenteuil was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and Madelgard Unknown.
In 784 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
In 787 [his daughter] Hiltrude Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 44] and [his wife] Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 22].
Around 794 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 16] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 794 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
On 10th August 794 [his wife] Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died in Frankfurt. She was buried in St Alban's Abbey Mainz.
In 800 [his wife] Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress died.
On 25th December 800 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 58] was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo III.
In 801 [his illegitimate daughter] Drogo Carolingian Bishop Metz was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 58] and Regina Unknown.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 802 [his illegitimate daughter] Hugh Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 59] and Regina Unknown.
In 805 [his illegitimate son] Richbod Carolingian Abbot Saint Riquier was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 62] and Ethelind Unknown.
In 807 [his illegitimate son] Theodoric Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 64] and Ethelind Unknown.
In 808 [his daughter] Gisela Carolingian [aged 27] died.
In 810 [his illegitimate daughter] Ruodhaid Carolingian [aged 35] died.
On 6th June 810 [his daughter] Rotrude Carolingian [aged 35] died.
On 8th July 810 [his son] Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy [aged 37] died.
In 811 [his son] Pippin "Hunchback" Carolingian [aged 42] died.
On 4th December 811 [his son] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [aged 39] died at Bavaria.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 812. This year died the Emperor Charlemagne [aged 69], after a reign of five and forty winters; and Archbishop Wulfred, accompanied by Wigbert, Bishop of Wessex, undertook a journey to Rome.
On 28th January 814 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 71] died. His succeeded son Louis [aged 36] succeeded King of the Franks.
Kings France: Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [96]
Isabella Burgundy Queen Consort Germany [4]
Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [1]
Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [1]
King William "Conqueror" I of England [1]
Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England [1]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile [1]
Adela Flanders Queen Consort Denmark [1]
Guy Ivrea aka Pope Calixtus II [1]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona [2]
Maud Queen Consort Scotland [2]
Henry V Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Louis VI King of the Franks [1]
Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem [1]
Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress [2]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [2]
Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [1]
Louis VII King of the Franks [1]
Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [2]
Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal [1]
King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [1]
King Malcolm IV of Scotland [1]
King William I of Scotland [1]
Beatrice of Burgundy Holy Roman Empress [1]
Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Constance Rouerge Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond [5]
Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [2]
Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal [4]
Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Marie Coucy [2]
Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon [2]
Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [1]
Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [1]
Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia [1]
Blanche Capet Queen Navarre [4]
Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [4]
King John Balliol I of Scotland [1]
Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [6]
Charles Martel King Hungary [1]
King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [4]
Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [14]
Margaret of France Queen Consort England [13]
Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [5]
King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [28]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [21]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [21]
Joan Capet II Queen Navarre [10]
Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile [1]
King Robert II of Scotland [8]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [15]
King John "The Good" II of France [10]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [29]
Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [45]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [10]
Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [8]
Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [40]
King Richard II of England [6]
Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [45]
King Louis of Naples [39]
Isabella Valois Queen Consort England [1]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [31]
Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England [1]
Charles "Victorious" VII King France [1]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [30]
Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [52]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [26]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [96]
King Edward IV of England [118]
King Richard III of England [118]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [174]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [46]
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [14]
Louis XII King France [142]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [88]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [207]
Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [142]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [264]
King Francis I of France [264]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [182]
Christian III King of Denmark [2]
Queen Jane Seymour [232]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [205]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [200]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [510]
Antoine King Navarre [330]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [161]
Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony [2]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [105]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [326]
Louis VI Elector Palatine [96]
Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [46]
Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [46]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [331]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [45]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [587]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [587]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [159]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [346]
George Wharton [1998]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [346]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [333]
Louis XIII King France [105]
Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [105]
Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [105]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [307]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [307]
Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [4]
Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [4]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [653]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [346]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [307]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [847]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [311]
Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine [4]
Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland [1]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [1149]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [313]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [622]
Frederick I King Sweden [925]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [622]
King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [8]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [622]
Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [4]
Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia [4]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [396]
Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [4]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [307]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [396]
Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [2]
Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
President George Washington [96]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [656]
William Elector of Hesse [925]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [347]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [656]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [925]
Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [660]
Frederick William III King Prussia [311]
King Louis Philippe I of France [4]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [658]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [622]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [1003]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [658]
Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway [22]
William I King Prussia [658]
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [1659]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [1928]
King Christian IX of Denmark [958]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [1312]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [1600]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [3627]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [3627]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [933]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [8035]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [1850]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [1928]
Constantine I King Greece [980]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [2639]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [4560]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [5493]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [4285]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [6473]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [32825]
Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain [22]
Constantine II King Hellenes [22]
Carl XVI King Sweden [8892]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [11264]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [99254]