Other Events and Attributes:

• Title: King of Italy

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Elected King in 888 by a section of the Italian nobility, he reigned as
Emperor 905-924.

I married Spoleto, Bertil(d)a of in 899. Bertil(d)a (daughter of Suppo, Duke of Spoleto II) died in Dec 915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Friuli, Gisela of died in 910.

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Eberhard's ancestry not fully certain. He may be son of Hunroch, Margrave of
Friuli, who married Engeltron of Paris (her first husband); or he may be
son of Count Berengarius (son of Everhard, a Count, son of Desiderius, last
king of the Lombards, captured by Charlemagne in 774) {per "Royal Ancestors
of Magna Charta Barons," by Carr P. Collins, Jr., Dallas, 1959, pp. 120-1}.

Count married Gisela, of France between 836 and 840. of (daughter of Louis, King of Aquitaine I and Bavaria, Judith of) was born in 820; died on 1 Jul 874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margrave + Engeltron. Engeltron (daughter of Begue Count of Paris and "natural daughter" Alpais) was born in 776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
her first

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Apr 781, Rome, Italy

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Emperor, 814-840. He m. (1) 794-5 Irmengarde, dau. of Ingram, Count of Haspen.
Louis I died on an island in the Rhine River near Ingelheim and is buried in
the Church of St. Arnulf at Metz; Encyclopaedia Britannica (1950; 14:410)
states that Lotha(i)r was his son by Irmengarde. Louis I is also known as "le
Debonaire". He was King of France (814-840), King of Germany (814-40), and
King of Aquitaine (781-840).

I married Bavaria, Judith of in Feb 819. Judith (daughter of Guelph, Count of Altdorf I and Saxony, Edith (Hedwig) of) was born in Altdorf, Bavaria; died on 19 Apr 843 in Tours. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The beauty of this young woman, her grace and intelligence, are mentioned by
all writers of the time." - Fr. Funck-Brentano, "A History of Gaul," p. 386.

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Married:
his second marriage

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Begue was Chamberlain of Louis of Aquitaine in 776. He is also known as
Bego II.

married "natural daughter" Alpais in 806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AKA Aupails. Her mother is not known. Alpais was Abbess of St. Peter's at
Rheims, France.

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Charles died after four years of failing health, from pleurisy, and is buried in the chapel at Aachen (now part of the cathedral)(Aachen = Aix la Chapelle).  A contemporary account states that he was almost seven feet in height, in an era when few

men were even six feet - "large and strong, and of lofty stature, though not disproportionately tall...the upper part of

his head was round, his eyes very large and animated, nose a little long, hair fair, and face laughing and merry."  He was warm, outgoing and athletic. {Popular account: "Charlemagne," Harold Lamb (Doubleday, 1954).}

        ---  Compton's Encyclopedia (America On-Line, 1995) reports:  CHARLEMAGNE 742?-814). "By the sword and the cross," Charlemagne (Charles the Great) became master of Western Europe. It was falling into decay when Charlemagne became joint king of

the Franks in 768. Except in the monasteries, people had all but forgotten education and the arts. Boldly

Charlemagne conquered barbarians and kings alike. By restoring the roots of learning and order,  he preserved many political rights and revived culture.

   Charlemagne's grandfather was Charles Martel, the warrior who crushed the Saracens (see Charles Martel). Charlemagne was the elder son of Bertrade ("Bertha Greatfoot") and Pepin the Short, first "mayor of the palace" to become king of the Franks.

Although schools had almost disappeared in the 8th century, historians believe that Bertrade gave young Charles some education and that he learned to read. His devotion to the church motivated him throughout life.

   Charlemagne was tall, powerful, and tireless. His secretary, Eginhard, wrote that Charlemagne had fair hair and a "face laughing and merry . . . his appearance was always stately and dignified." He had a ready wit, but could be stern. His tastes

were simple and moderate. He delighted in hunting, riding, and swimming. He wore the Frankish dress--linen shirt and breeches, a silk-fringed tunic, hose wrapped with bands, and, in winter, a tight coat of otter or marten skins. Over all these garments

"he flung a blue cloak, and he always had a sword girt about him."

   Charlemagne's character was contradictory. In an age when the usual penalty for defeat was death, Charlemagne several times spared the lives of his defeated foes; yet in 782 at Verden, after a Saxon uprising, he ordered 4,500 Saxons beheaded. He

compelled the clergy and nobles  to reform, but he divorced two of his four wives without any cause. He forced kings and princes to kneel at his feet, yet his mother and his two favorite wives often overruled him in his own household.

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A map of Charlemagne's empire is posted (1/99) at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wggerman/karemp.htm

Died:
9 a.m.

married Swabia, Hildegard of in 771. Hildegard (daughter of Geroud Count of Swabia and Emma) was born in 758; died on 30 Apr 783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
probl. his 3rd

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Duke of Bavaria

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{W.H.Turton, "The Plantagenet Ancestry" (Balt.:Gen. Pub. Co., 1968), p. 23
& 181, titles him Guelph III, Count of Andech, and has him son of Guelph,
745-800.}

I married Saxony, Edith (Hedwig) of on Yes, date unknown. Edith died after 833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]