Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia

Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia was born to Odi Orléans 1st Count Orléans.

Around 844 [her daughter] Judith Carolingian Queen Consort Wessex was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 20] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. She married (1) Baldwin "Iron Arm" I Margrave Flanders and had issue (2) 856 King Æthelwulf of Wessex (3) 858 King Æthelbald of Wessex, son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburgh Queen Consort Wessex.

On 1st November 846 [her son] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 23] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. He married (1) before 863 Ansgarde Burgundy Queen Consort Aquitaine Queen Consort West Francia and had issue (2) February 875 Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia and had issue.

In 847 [her son] Charles "Child" III King Aquitaine was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 23] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.

In 848 [her son] Abbot Lothar "Lame" was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 24] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.

In 849 [her son] Carloman Carolingian was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 25] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.

In 852 [her daughter] Rotrude Carolingian Abbess Saint Radegunde was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 28] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. She married before 900 Roger Maine I Count Maine and had issue.

In 854 [her daughter] Ermentrud Carolingian was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 30] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.

In 856 [her daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 32] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. She died aged less than one years old.

In 857 [her daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to Charles "Bald" I King West Francia [aged 33] and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.

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.

Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia

Royal Descendants of Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West FranciaNumber after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Royal Descendants of Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.