Around 768 [her future husband] 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 770 [her future husband] 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 [her son] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 29] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In April 773 [her son] Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 30] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 774 [her daughter] Adalhaid Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 31] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged less than one years old.
In 775 [her daughter] Rotrude Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 32] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 778 [her son] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and 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 778 [her son] Lothair Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. He died aged two in 780.
In 779 [her daughter] Bertha Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 36] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 781 [her daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 782 [her daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian was born to [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 39] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged one in 783.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 784 [her husband] 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 794 [her husband] 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 28th January 814 [her husband] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 71] died. His son Louis [aged 36] succeeded King of the Franks.
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [152]
Isabella Burgundy Queen Consort Germany [6]
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 [3]
Henry V Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Louis VI King of the Franks [1]
Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem [1]
Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress [2]
Adeliza of Louvain Queen Consort England [1]
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 [2]
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 [6]
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 [8]
Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [4]
King John Balliol I of Scotland [1]
Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [8]
Charles Martel King Hungary [1]
King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [4]
Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [21]
Margaret of France Queen Consort England [21]
Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [6]
King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [42]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [33]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [33]
Joan Capet II Queen Navarre [14]
Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile [1]
King Robert II of Scotland [9]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [21]
King John "The Good" II of France [14]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [42]
Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [67]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [14]
Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [9]
Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [55]
King Richard II of England [7]
Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [67]
King Louis of Naples [56]
Isabella Valois Queen Consort England [1]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [34]
Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England [1]
Charles "Victorious" VII King France [1]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [33]
Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [75]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [41]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [152]
King Edward IV of England [137]
King Richard III of England [137]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [203]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [52]
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [21]
Louis XII King France [220]
Charles VIII King France [131]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [132]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [313]
Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [220]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [396]
King Francis I of France [396]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [211]
Christian III King of Denmark [2]
Queen Jane Seymour [275]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [232]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [306]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [765]
Antoine King Navarre [481]
King Henry II of France [103]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [188]
Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony [2]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [141]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [377]
Louis VI Elector Palatine [152]
Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [66]
Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [66]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [506]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [49]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [876]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [876]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [234]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [486]
George Wharton [2329]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [486]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [464]
Louis XIII King France [141]
Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [141]
Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [141]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [449]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [449]
Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [4]
Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [4]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [936]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [486]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [449]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [1258]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [453]
Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine [4]
Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland [1]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [1689]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [455]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [906]
Frederick I King Sweden [1351]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [906]
King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [8]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [906]
Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [4]
Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia [4]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [601]
Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [4]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [449]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [601]
Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [2]
Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
President George Washington [109]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [954]
William Elector of Hesse [1351]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [503]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [954]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1351]
Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [958]
Frederick William III King Prussia [453]
King Louis Philippe I of France [4]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [956]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [906]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [1457]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [956]
Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway [36]
William I King Prussia [956]
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [2411]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [2808]
King Christian IX of Denmark [1405]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [1908]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [2331]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [5273]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [5273]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [1359]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [9319]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [2702]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [2808]
Constantine I King Greece [1427]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [3838]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [6632]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [7991]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [6229]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [9418]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [38120]
Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain [36]
Constantine II King Hellenes [36]
Carl XVI King Sweden [12943]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [13130]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [115468]