Paternal Family Tree: Carolingian
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 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
Around 768 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] and [his step-mother] 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 [his father] 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 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 28] and [his mother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
In 778 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 Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 781 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 3] succeeded King Aquitaine.
In 784 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and [his step-mother] 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.
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 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and [his step-mother] Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
In 795 [his son] Lothair Holy Roman Emperor was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 17] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 17]. He married 821 Ermengarde Tours Queen Consort Bavaria Queen Consort Middle Francia and had issue.
In 797 [his son] Pepin I King Aquitaine was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 19] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 19]. He married 822 Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine and had issue.
Around 799 [his son] Adelaide Carolingian was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 21] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 21].
In 800 [his son] Rotrude Carolingian was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 22] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 22].
On 25th December 800 [his father] 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.
On 25th December 800 [his brother] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [aged 28] was crowned King of the Franks.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Around 802 [his son] Hildegard Carolingian was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 24] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 24].
Around 804 [his son] Louis "German" II King East Francia was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 26] and [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 26]. He married in or before 828 Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia and had issue.
On 4th December 811 [his brother] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [aged 39] died at Bavaria.
In 813 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 father] 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.
On 3rd October 818 [his wife] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 40] died.
Around 820 [his daughter] Gisela was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 42] and Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 23]. She married before 16th December 867 Duke Eberhard of Fruili.
In 821 Lothair Holy Roman Emperor [aged 26] and Ermengarde Tours Queen Consort Bavaria Queen Consort Middle Francia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Bavaria. Holy Roman Emperor. He the son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 43] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine.
In 822 Pepin I King Aquitaine [aged 25] and Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine were married. He the son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 44] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine.
In 823 [his illegitimate half-sister] Drogo Carolingian Bishop Metz [aged 22] was appointed Bishop Metz.
On 13th June 823 [his son] Charles "Bald" I King West Francia was born to Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 45] and Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 26]. He married 1. Richildis Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia and had issue 2. Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia, daughter of Odi Orléans 1st Count Orléans, and had issue.
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 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.
On 13th December 838 Pepin I King Aquitaine [aged 41] died. His son Pepin [aged 15] succeeded II King Aquitaine.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 840. This year [his grandson-in-law] King Ethelwulf fought at Charmouth with thirty-five ship's-crews, and the Danes remained masters of the place. The Emperor Louis [aged 62] died this year.
On 20th June 840 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 62] died. His son Pepin succeeded I King Aquitaine. Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine.
Kings France: Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor