Paternal Family Tree: Welf
Around 803 Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia was born to Welf and Hedwig Saxony.
In 813 [her future father-in-law] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 35] succeeded I King of the Franks. [her sister] Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 16] by marriage Queen Consort Franks.
Around 825 [her father] Welf died.
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.
In 828 [her daughter] Hildegard Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 24] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 25].
In 829 [her son] Carloman King Bavaria was born to [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 25] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 26]. He married Liutswind Unknown Queen Consort Bavaria.
Around 832 [her daughter] Ermengard Carolingian was born to [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 28] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 29].
After 833 [her mother] Hedwig Saxony died.
In 835 [her son] Louis "Younger" King Saxony King Bavaria was born to [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 31] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 32]. He married Liutgard Saxony Queen Consort Bavaria, daughter of Liudolf Saxony Duke Saxony, and had issue.
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On 13th December 838 [her brother-in-law] Pepin I King Aquitaine [aged 41] died. His son Pepin [aged 15] succeeded II King Aquitaine.
On 13th June 839 [her son] Charles "Fat" King East Francia Holy Roman Emperor III King West Francia King Aquitaine was born to [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 35] and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 36]. He married Richgard Unknown Holy Roman Empress.
On 20th June 840 [her father-in-law] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 62] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Pepin succeeded I King Aquitaine. Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine.
In 843 [her sister] Judith of Bavaria Queen Consort of Aquitaine and the Franks [aged 46] died.
On 29th September 855 [her brother-in-law] Lothair Holy Roman Emperor [aged 60] died.
In 856 [her daughter] Hildegard Carolingian [aged 28] died.
Around 864 [her brother] Conrad Welf I Count Auxerre [aged 64] died. His son [her nephew] Conrad succeeded II Count Auxerre. Waldrada Worms Countess Auxerre by marriage Countess Auxerre.
In 866 [her brother] Rudolph Welf Count Ponthieu [aged 64] died.
On 16th July 866 [her daughter] Ermengard Carolingian [aged 34] died.
In 876 [her husband] Louis "German" II King East Francia [aged 72] died. His son Carloman [aged 47] succeeded King Bavaria.
In 876 Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia [aged 73] died.
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[her daughter] Bertha Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia.
[her father] Welf and [her mother] Hedwig Saxony were married.
[her daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to Louis "German" II King East Francia and Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia.
father: Welf
Hemma Welf Queen Consort East Francia
Grandfather: Isambart "The Saxon" Saxony
mother: Hedwig Saxony