Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

Louis II was crowned by Hincmar, Archbishop of Reims, 8 Dec 877, and
consecrated again in 09-878 by Pope John VIII. His reign was "ineffectual."
By his first wife, Ansgarde, a Burgundian princess, he had his successors,
sons Louis III and Carloman. Louis III reigned 879-882. Carloman reigned
879 until this death, 12 Dec 884. This brough his half-brother, a child of
five, to the throne, Charles the Simple.

II married Paris, Adelaide of in 868. Adelaide (daughter of Beggon Count of Paris) died on 9 Oct 901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
his third wife

1. Ermentrude, of France was born in 870.
2. Charles, King of France III was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Peronne.

Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

Charles II, Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks (present-day France),
died while crossing the pass at Mont Cenis 5 or 6 October 877 and was
succeeded by his son, Louis the Stammerer. A man of culture, he was forced
to spend his reign at war - against the Bretons, the people of Aquitaine,
and the Norman (Viking) raiders. Charles II reigned 840-877. "Ancestral
Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 49-16 gives his birth year as 828 and his second
wife as Richaut, dau. of Budwine, Count of Metz.

II married Orleans, Ermendtrude of on 14 Dec 842. Ermendtrude (daughter of Odo Count of Orleans and Engeltrude) died on 6 Oct 869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
his first wife

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Apr 781, Rome, Italy

Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

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]

Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

"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.

Notes:

Married:
his second marriage

married Engeltrude on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

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.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

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

Notes:

[dunbar_tree.FTW]

{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]