Paternal Family Tree: Carolingian
Louis "German" II King East Francia succeeded II King East Francia.
Around 794 [his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 16] and [his mother] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
Around 804 Louis "German" II King East Francia was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 26] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 26].
In 813 [his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 35] succeeded I King of the Franks. Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 16] by marriage Queen Consort Franks.
On 28th January 814 [his grandfather] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 71] died. His son [his father] Louis [aged 36] succeeded King of the Franks.
In 815 [his brother] Lothair Holy Roman Emperor [aged 20] succeeded King Bavaria.
On 3rd October 818 [his mother] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 40] died.
In 821 [his brother] Lothair Holy Roman Emperor [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Ermengarde Tours Queen Consort Bavaria Queen Consort Middle Francia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Bavaria. Holy Roman Emperor. He the son of [his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 43] and [his mother] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine.
In 822 [his brother] Pepin I King Aquitaine [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine were married. He the son of [his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 44] and [his mother] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine.
In or before 828 Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 23] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 49] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 828 [his daughter] Hildegard Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 24] and [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 25].
In 829 [his son] Carloman King Bavaria was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 25] and [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 26]. He married Liutswind Unknown Queen Consort Bavaria.
Around 832 [his daughter] Ermengard Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 28] and [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 29].
In 835 [his son] Louis "Younger" King Saxony King Bavaria was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 31] and [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 32]. He married Liutgard Saxony Queen Consort Bavaria, daughter of Liudolf Saxony Duke Saxony, and had issue.
On 13th December 838 [his brother] Pepin I King Aquitaine [aged 41] died. His son [his nephew] Pepin [aged 15] succeeded II King Aquitaine.
On 13th June 839 [his son] Charles "Fat" King East Francia Holy Roman Emperor III King West Francia King Aquitaine was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 35] and [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 36]. He married Richgard Unknown Holy Roman Empress.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The same year, ere midwinter, died [his half-brother] Charles, king of the Franks [aged 16]. He was slain by a boar; and one year before his brother [aged 36] died, who had also the Western kingdom. They were both the sons of [his father] Louis [aged 62], who also had the Western kingdom, and died the same year that the sun was eclipsed. He was the son of that Charles whose [his niece] daughter Ethelwulf, king of the West-Saxons, had to wife.
On 20th June 840 [his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 62] died. His son [his brother] Pepin succeeded I King Aquitaine. [his sister-in-law] Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine.
On 29th September 855 [his brother] Lothair Holy Roman Emperor [aged 60] died.
In 856 [his daughter] Hildegard Carolingian [aged 28] died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Around 864 [his brother-in-law] Conrad Welf I Count Auxerre [aged 64] died. His son Conrad succeeded II Count Auxerre. Waldrada Worms Countess Auxerre by marriage Countess Auxerre.
In 866 [his brother-in-law] Rudolph Welf Count Ponthieu [aged 64] died.
On 16th July 866 [his daughter] Ermengard Carolingian [aged 34] died.
In 876 Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 72] died. His son Carloman [aged 47] succeeded King Bavaria.
In 876 [his wife] Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 73] died.
[his daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia.
[his daughter] Bertha Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia.
[his father] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks and Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
Kings France: Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Grandfather: Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor -2 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Father: Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Louis "German" II King East Francia Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sigramnus Count of Hesbaye
Great x 1 Grandfather: Sigram of Hesbaye
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lambert Count of Hesbaye
Great x 2 Grandmother: Landrada of Hesbaye
Grandfather: Ingerman Count of Hesbaye
Mother: Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine