Hildegard Königin der Franken

• Preferred Name: Hildegard Königin der Franken^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 769 with note: Description: Queen of the Franks Standardized.
  
• Death: 30 APR 783 in Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France at LATI: N9.3527 LONG: E0.1426
  
• FSID: L4BH-JYR
  
• Birth: 758 in Aachen, Kreis Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire at LATI: N0.7767 LONG: E0.0836 with note: Standardized.
  
• House+of+GEROLDINGERN: with note: Description:
  
• Burial: 1 MAY 783 in Eglise abbatiale de Saint-Arnoul, Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Fränkisches Reich at LATI: N8.8914 LONG: E0.6284 with note: She was never burried in Portugal.
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Himiltrude (c. 742-c.780?) was the mother of Charlemagne's first-born son Pippin the Hunchback. Some historians have acknowledged her as the wife of Charlemagne, however, she is often referred to as a concubine. The nature of Himiltrude's relationship to Charlemagne is a matter of dispute. Charlemagne's biographer Einhard calls her a "concubine"[3] and Paulus Diaconus speaks of Pippin's birth "before legal marriage",[1] A letter by Pope Stephen III seemingly referring to Charlemagne and his brother Carloman as being already married (to Himiltrude and Gerberga), and advising them not to dismiss their wives has led many historians to believe that Himiltrude and Charlemagne were legally married.[1], however the words employed by the pope could also simply mean that they had only been a promise of marriage and that they were thus only promised to each other. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  From Findagrave; Queen Hildegard of Vinzgouw She was the daughter of Gerold I Duke of Swabia, Count of Vinzgouw and Count in the Anglachau and Imma Duchess of Swabia. Granddaughter of Gerold Bishop of Mayence and Hnabi, Duke of Alamannia. Born about 757 and died in 783. Hildegard was the second wife of Charlemagne. They were married before 30 April 771 when she was about 12 or 13. The marriage strengthened Charlemagne's position east of the Rhine. they had the following children: * Charles, Count of Maine, joint King of the Franks * Adelaide, died as an infant * Pippin/Pepin Carloma, King of Italy * Rotrude, mistress of Rorgo of Rennes, became a nun * Louis the Pious, king of Aquitaine and Emperor * Lothair, twin brother of Louis, died young * Bertha, mistress of Angilbert * Gisela, died early * Hildegarde, died 40 days old Hildegarde accompanied her husband on many of the military campaigns as their first daughter was born during the Seige of Pavia and the twins were born at Aquitane. Hildegarde reportedly died form the birth of her last daughter who died within days of her birth, and was buried 01 May 783. She became the benefactress of the Monastery of Kempten which was founded in 752. It was rumored this was her burial location and became a place of pilgrimage and reported miracles. She was considered to be a saint and revered in the Allgau, a region in Swabia that includes parts of Bavaria, Baden and Austria. After her death, Charlemagne married a third wife, Fastrada. in 784, and had a fourth wife, Luitgard. Her feast day is April 30th.
  
  Himiltrude (c. 742-c.780?) was the mother of Charlemagne's first-born son Pippin the Hunchback. Some historians have acknowledged her as the wife of Charlemagne, however, she is often referred to as a concubine.
  
  The nature of Himiltrude's relationship to Charlemagne is a matter of dispute. Charlemagne's biographer Einhard calls her a "concubine"[3] and Paulus Diaconus speaks of Pippin's birth "before legal marriage",[1] A letter by Pope Stephen III seemingly referring to Charlemagne and his brother Carloman as being already married (to Himiltrude and Gerberga), and advising them not to dismiss their wives has led many historians to believe that Himiltrude and Charlemagne were legally married.[1], however the words employed by the pope could also simply mean that they had only been a promise of marriage and that they were thus only promised to each other.
  
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  Hildegard of Vinzgouw - Find-a-grave
  Hildegard of Vinzgouw
  She was the daughter of Gerold I Duke of Swabia, Count of Vinzgouw and Count in the Anglachau and Imma Duchess of Swabia. Granddaughter of Gerold Bishop of Mayence and Hnabi, Duk
  
  List of Holy Roman Empresses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire is the title given to the consort of the Holy Roman Emperor. The elective dignity of Holy Roman Emperor was restricted to males only, therefore t
  
  Preserving My Version of Madelgarde's Life Sketch
  Madelgarde de Lommois
  Husband: Charlemagne
  
  Daughter:
  Ruodhaid Abbess of Faremoutiers, the Daughter of Charlemagne
  775-810
  
  https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/tietze-family-tree/P6836.php
  
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  Madelg
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SWABIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Hildegardisdied783 as of 1/19/2016
  
  HILDEGARD (758-Thionville, Moselle 30 Apr 783, bur Metz, église abbatiale de Saint-Arnoul). Einha
  
  Hildegard (ca. 754-30 April 783 at Thionville, Moselle)
  Hildegard (ca. 754-30 April 783 at Thionville, Moselle), was the second wife of Charlemagne and mother of Louis the Pious. Little is known about her life, because, like all women of Charlemagne, she b
  
  === !Name,Dd,parents,Spouse,Bap,End-TIB FHL ===
  !Name,Dd,parents,Spouse,Bap,End-TIB FHL 884549 Name,BD,pla,Bap,SP(also pre-1970)-IGI,addendum 2002
  
  === ANCESTRAL LINES (GS NUMBER 929.273 J71JM ===
  ANCESTRAL LINES (GS NUMBER 929.273 J71JME) P.297; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.11, 12; THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.112; TABLEAUX GENEALOGIQUES DES SOUVERAINS DE FRANCE ET DE SEU GRANDS FEUDATAIRES (GS NUMBER 944 D22G) TAB 3, 40; TABLETTES CHRONOLOGIQUES (GS NUMBER 944 D22T) VOL 1 P.150; BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (Q929.2 B465G) TAB 253, 402; STAMMETEFELIN ZUR GESCHCICITE DER EURPOPAISCHEN STAATEN (GS NUMBER 944 D22F) VOL 1 TAB 2, VOL 2 TAB 3; AHNEN ZU KARLS DER GROSSEN GERMANY P.28, 104; KEISER UND KOENIG HISTOIRE UND GENEALOGIE (GS NUMBER Q940 D22L) PT 1 P.5; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === Himilitrud vrs Hildegard ===
  Charles' wife Himiltrud, mother of Pippin the Hunchback is different then his wife Hildegarde and daughter Hildegard. Please do not confuse the names.
  
  === May have been "the poor French woman who ===
  May have been "the poor French woman who bore him several children - known as Hamiltrude.
  
  Hameltrude or Himiltrude, wife of Charlemagne, died in 783. Mother of Pepin the Hunchback who died in 810.
  
  === GIVN Hameltrude of
  SURN France
  NSFX *
  GI ===
  GIVN Hameltrude of
  SURN France
  NSFX *
  GIVN Hameltrude of
  SURN FRANCE
  NSFX *
  May have been "the poor French woman who bore him several children -known
  as Hamiltrude.
  Hameltrude or Himiltrude, wife of Charlemagne, died in 783. Mother ofPepin the Hunchback who died in 810.
  ABBR SOURCE #321
  TITL Langer's "An Encyclopedia of World History" Compiled and Edited byWilliam Langer.
  4th Edition, Completely Revised. 1968.
  AUTH Langer, William
  PUBL Houghton, Mifflin Compan, Boston.
  PAGE Langer, The Carolingian Dynasty (768-987) chart page 171.
  EVEN
  TYPE Mother of
  PLAC Alpais of Paris
  EVEN Pepin the Hunchback
  TYPE Mother of
  GIVN Hameltrude of
  SURN FRANCE
  NSFX *
  May have been "the poor French woman who bore him several children -known
  as Hamiltrude.
  Hameltrude or Himiltrude, wife of Charlemagne, died in 783. Mother ofPepin the Hunchback who died in 810.
  ABBR SOURCE #321
  TITL Langer's "An Encyclopedia of World History" Compiled and Edited byWilliam Langer.
  4th Edition, Completely Revised. 1968.
  AUTH Langer, William
  PUBL Houghton, Mifflin Compan, Boston.
  PAGE Langer, The Carolingian Dynasty (768-987) chart page 171.
  EVEN
  TYPE Mother of
  PLAC Alpais of Paris
  EVEN Pepin the Hunchback
  TYPE Mother of
  DATE 15 OCT 1999
  TIME 19:15:59
  
  === New Research ===
  “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
  “CHARLEMAGNE, King of the Franks, 768-814, King of the Langobards, 773-814, Emperor of the Romans, 800-814, son of Pépin (nicknamed "le Bref”), King of the Franks, by Bertrade, daughter of Charibert, Count of Laon. On the death of his father in 768, he became King of the Franks jointly with his brother, Carloman, and was crowned 9 October 768 at Noyon. He married (1st c.769-770, daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards. They had no issue. He married (2nd) before 30 April 771 HILDEGARDE, daughter of Gerold I, Count in Vinzgau, by Imma (or Emma), daughter of Count Nebi (or Hnabi). They had four sons, Charles, Pépin [King of Italy], Louis (I) [King of Aquitaine, Emperor], and Lothair, and five daughters, Adelaide (or Adelheid), Rotrude, Berthe, Gisele, and Hildegarde. On the death of his brother, Carloman, in 771, he reunited his father's possessions. He conquered the kingdom of the Lombards in 773. He used the title "rex Francorum et Langobardorum" from 5 June 774, adding "atque patricius Romanorum" from 16 July 774. His wife, Hildegarde, died at Thionville (Moselle) 30 April 783, and was buried in the church of the abbey of Saint Arnoul at Metz. He married (3rd) at Worms in October 783 FASTRADA, daughter of Radulf, Count in Franconia. They had two daughters, Theodrade [Abbess of Argenteuil] and Hiltrude. His wife, Fastrada, died at Frankfurt 10 August 794, and was buried in the basilica of Saint-Alban in Mainz. He married (4th) c.794-796 LIUTGARDE, an Alamannian. They had no issue. By various mistresses, he had four illegitimate sons, Pépin, Dreux [Bishop of Metz], Hugues, and Thierry (or Theodoric), and three illegitimate daughters, Chrothais, Rothlldis (or Rouhaut) [Abbess at Faremoutiers], and Adaltrude. His wife, Liutgarde, died at Tours 4 June 800, and was buried in the church of Saint-Martin in Tours. He was crowned Emperor of the Romans at St. Peter's, Rome 25 December 800. CHARLEMAGNE, Emperor of the Romans, died at Aachen 28 January 814, and was buried at Aix-la-Chapelle.
  Guerard Cartulaire de l’Abbeye de Saint-Berlin (Coll. des Cartulaires de France 3) (1840): 55-56 (Chartulatium Sithiense, Pars Prima, Folquini Lib. I.). Henaux Charlemagne d'après les Traditions liégeoises (1878). Eginhard Life of Charlemagne (1880). Monumenta Germaniæ Historica SS XIII (1881): 219. (Annales Necrologici Prumienses [necrology of Prüm]: "Anno Domini incarn. 814. Karolus imperator 5 Kal. Feb. [28 Jan.] feliciter diem ultimum clausit, anno etatis suae circiter 71."). Cutts Charlemagne (1882). Monumenta Germaniæ Historica (Necrologia Germaniæ 1) (1888): 273 (Necrologium Augiæ Divitis: kat Ianuarius [28 January] - Karolus imperator."). Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 5 (1898): 111 (seal of Charlemagne dated A.D. 774- Oval: impression from an oval intaglio engraved stone. A bust, draped, turned to the right in profile. Legend: + XPE PROTEGE CAROLVM REGE FRANC.), 111 (seal of Charlemagne dated A.D. 812 - Oval: impression of an antique oval intaglio gem. Bust of Jupiter Serapis, with the modius on his head, in profile to the left. No legend.). Hodgkin Life of Charlemagne (1902). Halphen Recueil d'Annales Angevines et Vendômoises (1903): 52 (Annales de Vendôme sub A.D. 814: "Inclitus imperator Karolus migravit ad Christum feliciter, amen, v kalendas feburarii [28 January]."). Russell Charlemagne, First of the Moderns (1930). Scholz & Rogers Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals & Nithard's Histories (1970): 61 (Royal Frankish Annals sub A.D. 783: "The worthy Lady Queen Hildegard died on April 30, which fell that year on the eve of the Ascension of the Lord."). Banfield Charlemagne (1986). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): I, II.1-II.18. Settipani & von Kerrebrouck La Préhistoire des Capetians (1993). Collins Charlemagne (1998). Becher Charlemagne (2003). Bhote Charlemagne: The Life & Times of an Early Medieval Emperor (2005). Story Charlemagne: Empire & Society (2005). Wilson Charlemagne: A Biography (2005). Einhard and Notker the Stammerer Two Lives of Charlemagne (2008). McKitterick Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity (2008).
  Children of Charlemagne, by Hildegarde:
  i. PÉPIN (or PIPPIN), King of Italy [see next].
  ii. LOUIS, King of Aquitaine, Emperor, married (1st) ERMENGARDE OF HASPENGAU; (2nd) JUDITH OF ALTORF [see Line B, Gen. 2 below].”
  
  === Wife of Charlemagne, same lineage as ot ===
  Wife of Charlemagne, same lineage as other Himiltrude
  
  === All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots ===
  All notes of this line; Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists by Frederic Lewis Weis; Eight lines of descent of John Prescot, founder of Lancaster, Mass; by Frederick Lewis Weis; Some Magna Carta Barons and Other royal Linages by Dorothy a. Sherman Lainson;B.A.; M.N.
  
  === Royal Ancestry Biography ===
  “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
  “CHARLEMAGNE, King of the Franks, 768-814, King of the Langobards, 773-814, Emperor of the Romans, 800-814, son of Pépin (nicknamed "le Bref”), King of the Franks, by Bertrade, daughter of Charibert, Count of Laon. On the death of his father in 768, he became King of the Franks jointly with his brother, Carloman, and was crowned 9 October 768 at Noyon. He married (1st c.769-770, daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards. They had no issue. He married (2nd) before 30 April 771 HILDEGARDE, daughter of Gerold I, Count in Vinzgau, by Imma (or Emma), daughter of Count Nebi (or Hnabi). They had four sons, Charles, Pépin [King of Italy], Louis (I) [King of Aquitaine, Emperor], and Lothair, and five daughters, Adelaide (or Adelheid), Rotrude, Berthe, Gisele, and Hildegarde. On the death of his brother, Carloman, in 771, he reunited his father's possessions. He conquered the kingdom of the Lombards in 773. He used the title "rex Francorum et Langobardorum" from 5 June 774, adding "atque patricius Romanorum" from 16 July 774. His wife, Hildegarde, died at Thionville (Moselle) 30 April 783, and was buried in the church of the abbey of Saint Arnoul at Metz. He married (3rd) at Worms in October 783 FASTRADA, daughter of Radulf, Count in Franconia. They had two daughters, Theodrade [Abbess of Argenteuil] and Hiltrude. His wife, Fastrada, died at Frankfurt 10 August 794, and was buried in the basilica of Saint-Alban in Mainz. He married (4th) c.794-796 LIUTGARDE, an Alamannian. They had no issue. By various mistresses, he had four illegitimate sons, Pépin, Dreux [Bishop of Metz], Hugues, and Thierry (or Theodoric), and three illegitimate daughters, Chrothais, Rothlldis (or Rouhaut) [Abbess at Faremoutiers], and Adaltrude. His wife, Liutgarde, died at Tours 4 June 800, and was buried in the church of Saint-Martin in Tours. He was crowned Emperor of the Romans at St. Peter's, Rome 25 December 800. CHARLEMAGNE, Emperor of the Romans, died at Aachen 28 January 814, and was buried at Aix-la-Chapelle.
  Guerard Cartulaire de l’Abbeye de Saint-Berlin (Coll. des Cartulaires de France 3) (1840): 55-56 (Chartulatium Sithiense, Pars Prima, Folquini Lib. I.). Henaux Charlemagne d'après les Traditions liégeoises (1878). Eginhard Life of Charlemagne (1880). Monumenta Germaniæ Historica SS XIII (1881): 219. (Annales Necrologici Prumienses [necrology of Prüm]: "Anno Domini incarn. 814. Karolus imperator 5 Kal. Feb. [28 Jan.] feliciter diem ultimum clausit, anno etatis suae circiter 71."). Cutts Charlemagne (1882). Monumenta Germaniæ Historica (Necrologia Germaniæ 1) (1888): 273 (Necrologium Augiæ Divitis: kat Ianuarius [28 January] - Karolus imperator."). Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 5 (1898): 111 (seal of Charlemagne dated A.D. 774- Oval: impression from an oval intaglio engraved stone. A bust, draped, turned to the right in profile. Legend: + XPE PROTEGE CAROLVM REGE FRANC.), 111 (seal of Charlemagne dated A.D. 812 - Oval: impression of an antique oval intaglio gem. Bust of Jupiter Serapis, with the modius on his head, in profile to the left. No legend.). Hodgkin Life of Charlemagne (1902). Halphen Recueil d'Annales Angevines et Vendômoises (1903): 52 (Annales de Vendôme sub A.D. 814: "Inclitus imperator Karolus migravit ad Christum feliciter, amen, v kalendas feburarii [28 January]."). Russell Charlemagne, First of the Moderns (1930). Scholz & Rogers Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals & Nithard's Histories (1970): 61 (Royal Frankish Annals sub A.D. 783: "The worthy Lady Queen Hildegard died on April 30, which fell that year on the eve of the Ascension of the Lord."). Banfield Charlemagne (1986). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): I, II.1-II.18. Settipani & von Kerrebrouck La Préhistoire des Capetians (1993). Collins Charlemagne (1998). Becher Charlemagne (2003). Bhote Charlemagne: The Life & Times of an Early Medieval Emperor (2005). Story Charlemagne: Empire & Society (2005). Wilson Charlemagne: A Biography (2005). Einhard and Notker the Stammerer Two Lives of Charlemagne (2008). McKitterick Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity (2008).
  Children of Charlemagne, by Hildegarde:
  i. PÉPIN (or PIPPIN), King of Italy [see next].
  ii. LOUIS, King of Aquitaine, Emperor, married (1st) ERMENGARDE OF HASPENGAU; (2nd) JUDITH OF ALTORF [see Line B, Gen. 2 below].”

• m. BEF 30 APR 771

1. Pépin König von Italien, b. APR 773     d. 8 JUL 810 in Milano, Lombardy, Italy
2. Bertha DE NEUSTRIE de FRANCE, b. ABT 779 in Aachen, Stadtkreis Aachen, Kahn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland     d. 14 JAN 823 in Ponthieu, Thézillieu, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
3. Rotrude Carolingien, b. AUG 779 in Aachen, Kreis Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany     d. 6 JUN 810 in Maine, Frankrijk
4. Ludwig 'der Fromme' , b. 16 APR 778 in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France     d. 20 JUN 840 in Ingelheim, Daxweiler, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Allemagne

1. Title: Luitgard (Frankish queen)
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luitgard_(Frankish_queen);
   
2. Title: Himiltrude - Medlands - FMG
   Author: Mistress (1): HIMILTRUD, daughter of ---. "Himiltrude nobili puella" is named mother of "Pippinum" in the Gesta Mettensium
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#CharlemagneB;
   
3. Title: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
   Author: Book Title: The royal lineage of the Hamlins : being the branch of the Hamlin family descended through Mary Dun
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61157&h=725784&indiv=try;
   
4. Title: http://www.kareldegrote.nl/Pagina/ToonPagina.php?PID=5 echtgenote nr. 3
   Author: http://www.kareldegrote.nl/Pagina/ToonPagina.php?PID=5
   
5. Title: Wikipedia: Hildegard of the Vinzgau
   Author: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
   Publication: Name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_the_Vinzgau;
   Note: Hildegard (c. 754[2] – 30 April 783), was a Frankish queen consort who was the second[3] wife of Charlemagne and mother of Louis the Pious. Little is known about her life, because, like all women related to Charlemagne, she became notable only from a political background, recording her parentage, wedding, death, and her role as a mother.[4] Origins Edit She was the daughter of the Germanic Count Gerold of Kraichgau (founder of the Udalriching family) and his wife Emma, in turn daughter of Duke Nebe (Hnabi) of Alemannia and Hereswintha vom Bodensee (of Lake Constance).[5] Hildegard's father had extensive possessions in the dominion of Charlemagne's younger brother Carloman, so this union was of significant importance for Charlemagne, because he could strengthen its position in the east of the Rhine and also could bind the Alemannian nobility to his side.[6] Life Edit It is unknown if Charlemagne planned his marriage before the sudden death of Carloman or was just a part of the purposeful incorporation of his younger brother's Kingdom, in detriment of the claims of his nephews.[7] In any event, the wedding between Charlemagne and Hildegard took place at Aix-la-Chapelle certainly before 30 April 771, after the repudiation of the Lombardian princess Desiderata, Charlemagne's previous wife. It is generally accepted that she was either 12 or 13 upon her marriage to Charlemagne.[8][9] Girls could be married at any time after puberty, and in Roman law, which the Church upheld, the age of 12 was well established as being adequate.[10] An intense physical relationship between the spouses was demonstrated by the fact that, during her 12 years of marriage, Hildegard had 8 pregnancies (including one set of twins). Quite remarkably, the chronicles never mention either miscarriages or stillbirths, indicating that she was of sturdy health despite her young age at the time of the wedding. Hildegard accompanied Charlemagne on many of his military campaigns. She gave birth to her second child and first daughter, Adelaide, during the siege of Pavia, capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards (September 773/June 774), but the child died during the return journey to France. In 778, Hildegard accompanied her husband as far as Aquitaine, where she gave birth to twin boys Louis and Lothair.[11] In 780/781, she traveled with Charlemagne and four of their children to Rome, where the sons Louis and Carloman (the latter renamed Pepin after his baptism by Pope Adrian I) were appointed sub-kings of Aquitaine and Italy respectively. This contributed to the strengthening of the alliance between the Carolingians and the Papacy.[12] Because of her frequent pregnancies, it can be presumed that Hildegard accompanied her husband on further campaigns, at least temporarily. Hildegard died on 30 April 783, according to Paul the Deacon, from the after effects of her last childbirth.[13] She was buried the following day (1 May 783) in the Abbey of Saint-Arnould in Metz. Following the wishes of Charlemagne, near her grave were burning candles and daily prayers were said for her soul.[14] Interaction with the Church and Donations Edit Hildegard made several donations to the monasteries of St. Denis and St. Martin of Tours.[15] She was a friend of Saint Leoba, who reportedly lived some time with her at court. She intervened in Hildegard's religious education and also offered her spiritual advice.[16] Together with her husband she commissioned the Godescalc Evangelistary,[17] where for the first time she was explicitly mentioned as Queen -also of the Lombards- through the joint signature of documents with her husband.[18] Hildegard enjoyed in her own lifetime from a high reputation, as was demonstrated in her obituary written by Paul the Deacon.[19] However, these compliments are to be regarded with some skepticism. In her Epitaph were included phrases that may have been introduced to flatter Charlemagne: for example, the reference to the fact that Hildegard was the epitome of beauty, wisdom and virtue. This were common words used by medieval writers to their rulers.[20] Pope Adrian I, in a letter to Charlemagne, expressed his condolences over the untimely death of Hildegard. Hildegard used her position as Queen consort to obtain for her siblings several territorial and monetary benefits; as far was known, she was the only of Charlemagne's wives or concubines who managed to obtain for a relative an office after her marriage.[16] In addition, was also assumed that she, like other medieval queens, held several roles, such as ruling the court or being the representative (or regent) of the sovereign during his absence. This could mean that she was in close contact with all the government decision of her husband.[21] Together with her husband, she was the main benefactress of the Monastery of Kempten (founded in 752), who received financial and political support. From Italy they brought after the conquest of the Kingdom of the Lombards in 773/774 the relics of the Roman martyrs Saints Gordianus and Epimachus to Kempten, whom, along with the Virgin Mary, are the patrons of the monastery. Hildegard was extensively mentioned in Kempten as one of the founders; her bust graced the pin crest and some coins of the later Imperial Abbey. In the late Middle Ages it was alleged that Hildegard was buried in Kempten, as well as her son Louis the Pious; there was built the so-called Hildegard Chapel (Hildegardkapelle), which quickly became a place of pilgrimage and where several miracles are reported. This explains why the Queen was revered as a saint in the Allgäu and always presented with an aureola. In the 17th century the building of another Hildegard Chapel at the Fürstäbtliche of Kempten was projected, but this was abandoned after the secularization. Even in modern times, the memory of Hildegard and her importance in the urban development at Kempten is still very noticeable: The central square in front of St. Lorenz Basilica was named the Hildegard Square (Hildegardplatz) in her honor. In 1862 a Neo-Gothic Hildegard fountain (Hildegardsbrunnen) was erected in the square, which was closed in the 1950s. An idealized portrait painted by Franz Weiß was part of the facade of the local Landhaus. Also, in 1874 was founded the Hildegardis-Gymnasium Kempten Lyceum, originally exclusively for girls. At the Lindau Road, close to the school, was also located another Hildegard Fountain. On the facades of some houses were shown the image of the Queen, and on the edge of the Kempten forest there was the Hildegard Oak (Hildegardseiche) for several years until it was replaced by a new plantation. Until the 1950s, many girls born in Kempten were named after Hildegard. Children Edit Although Charlemagne already had an older son (Pepin the Hunchback) from his first union with Himiltrude, he was not considered an heir after the rebellion in which he participated in 792. In his will of 806 (the called Divisio Regnorum), he divided his domains between the three surviving sons of Hildegard. Because her son Louis the Pious succeeded Charlemagne as Emperor, Hildegard is often called "mother of Kings and Emperors". Charles (772/73 – 4 December 811 in Bavaria[22]), the eldest son according to Paul the Deacon, who recorded his parentage.[23] His father associated him in the government of Francia and Saxony in 790, and crowned joint King of the Franks at Rome on 25 December 800, but died before his father.[18] Rotrude (775 – 6 June 810[24]), named after her paternal great-grandmother. "Hruodrudem et Bertham et Gislam" are named daughters of King Charles and Hildegard by Einhard.[25] Angilbert's poem Ad Pippinum Italiæ regum names (in order) "Chrodthrudis...Berta...Gisla et Theodrada" as daughters of King Charles.[26] She was betrothed in 781 with Constantine VI, Emperor of Byzantium, and received the name Erythro in preparation for her future wedding. The betrothal was broken in 787,[27] and she, like all her sisters, remained unmarried. From a liaison with Rorgo of Rennes she had one son, the latter Louis, Abbot of Saint-Denis. Carloman (777 – 8 July 810 in Milan, buried Verona, San Zeno Maggiore), renamed Pepin in Rome on 15 April 781 by Pope Adrian I, and crowned King of Italy that day. He also predeceased his father. Louis (Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Vienne, 16 April/September 778 – 20 June 840 in Ingelheim, buried Metz, Abbey of Saint-Arnould). He is named, and his parentage recorded, by Paul the Deacon, which specifies that he was his parents' third son, born a twin with Lothair.[23] Crowned King of Aquitaine in Rome on 15 April 781 by Pope Adrian I, his father named him as his successor at Aix-la-Chapelle, crowning him as joint Holy Roman Emperor on 11 September 813. Bertha (779/80 – after 11 March 824), named after her paternal grandmother. An offer by Offa of Mercia to arrange a marriage between her and his son, Ecgfrith, led to Charlemagne breaking off diplomatic relations with Britain in 790, and banning British ships from his ports.[28] Like her sisters, she never married, but from her liaison with Angilbert, a court official, she had two sons: Hartnid (about whom little is known) and the historian Nithard, Abbott of St. Riquier. Gisela (before May 781 – after 800, maybe after 814). Named after her surviving paternal aunt, she was baptized in Milan in May 781.[29 Sources Edit Einhard: Vita Karoli Magni (Chapter 18). Notker the Stammerer: Gesta Karoli Magni (Book I, Chapter 4) Paul the Deacon: Epitaphium Hildegardis reginae Royal Frankish Annals (years 780, 781 and 783) Thegan of Trier: Vita Hludowici (Chapter 2) Annales Mettenses priores (years 780 and 783) Annales mosellani Epitaphium Hildegardis reginae Latin English [1] Aurea quae fulvis rutilant elementa figuris, Quam clara extiterint membra sepulta docent. Hic regina iacet regi praecelsa potenti Hildegard Karolo quae bene nupta fuit. [5] Quae tantum clarae transcendit stirpis alumnos, Quantum, quo genita est, Indica gemma sol
   
6. Title: Findagrave
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7. Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian ColonistsAncestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists
   Author: Ancestral Roots of Certain Americian Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr, Page number: 50-13
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8. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Hameltrude Franks ** - death: 0783; Germany
   Author: Langer's "An Encyclopedia of World History" Compiled and Edited by William Langer. 4th Edition, Completely Revised. 196, Langer, William, Houghton, Mifflin Compan, Boston., Page number: Langer, The Carolingian Dynasty (768-987) chart page 171.
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9. Title: MEDIEVAL LANDS Website
   Author: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/Search.htm
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   Note: This source takes one to the Medlands search page. Medlands is a comprehensive compilation of original Latin, Greek and other languages of ancient 300-1500AD records into English. It is very well sourced, and if patrons can find these original records from the quoted sources, it would be great to have the very originals themselves posted here at FS. Please be advised, that the Medlands site is continually updated, and one should take a look for any updates. Please add the specific source and excerpts from Medlands to the reason statement when adding this source to any specific PID.
   Page: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#_ftnref94 Mistress (1): HIMILTRUD, daughter of ---. "Himiltrude nobili puella" is named mother of "Pippinum" in the Gesta Mettensium[94].
   
10. Title: Himiltrude 'Mistress I' - Medlands - FMG
    Author: Mistress (1): HIMILTRUD, daughter of ---. "Himiltrude nobili puella" is named mother of "Pippinum" in the Gesta Mettensium
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    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-BRD8 : 20 October 2022), Hildegarde de Vintzgau Herstal, ; Burial, Metz, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France, Abbaye de Saint-Arnould; citing record ID 84021764, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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    Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84021764/hildegarde-de-herstal Hildegarde de Vintzgau Herstal BIRTH 757 Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany DEATH 783 (aged 25–26) France BURIAL Saint Arnoul Royal Abbey Metz, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France MEMORIAL ID 84021764 She was the daughter of Gerold I Duke of Swabia, Count of Vinzgouw and Count in the Anglachau and Imma Duchess of Swabia. Hildegard was the second wife of Charlemagne. They were married about 771.
    
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20. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Himiltrud Holy Roman Empire -
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21. Title: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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22. Title: Wives of Charlemagne
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    Author: Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;Date: 2006;;;
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29. Title: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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31. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
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32. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
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36. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Himiltrude (a concubine) - birth-name: Himiltrude (a concubine)
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43. Title: Miscellaneous Sources
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