The Emperor Charlemagne is the ancestor of most, perhaps all Europeans. His ancestry goes back only a few generations but he has become the gateway for hundreds of fake genealogies back to antiquity, all based on wishful thinking. Experts generally agree that only 8 ancestors of Charlemagne can be proven. Another 5 are almost certain.

Genealogy: Charlemagne. Table 1: Descendants of Hildegard and Charlemagne. Charlemagne king of the Franks and Lombards and Emperor b. 748, d. 814. +Hildegard of the Vinzgau b. 754, d. 783. |---Pepin/Carloman king of Italy b. 777, d. 810.

Charlemagne, in Latin Carolus Magnus (Charles the Great) (742-814), king of the Franks (768-814) and Emperor of the Romans (800-14), who led his Frankish armies to victory over numerous other peoples and established his rule in most of western and central Europe. He was the best-known and most influential king in Europe in the Middle Ages.

Charlemagne - Founder of the Holy Roman Empire 742 - 814 A.D. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was born on April 2, 742 in Northern Europe. "By the sword and the cross," he became master of Western Europe. Through his enlightened leadership the roots of learning and order were restored to Medieval Europe.

13/03/2019 · From Pedigree’s of Charlemagne’s Descendants: Charlemagne was a man of deep familial piety. As indicated by the epitaphs of his sisters Rothaid and Adelaide, he knew his ancestry in the male line back to his great-great-great-grandfather and probably far more extensively than that.

As new information comes to light every day, The Order of the Crown of Charlemagne retains the right to accept or turn down a line based on the most current genealogical research. This is a work in progress and new lineages will be added on going: Comprehensive List of "Gateway" Ancestors; Links and Publications

1 Royal descendants of Charlemagne (742-814) 1.1 Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom. 1.1.1 From Charlemagne to William the Conqueror. 1.1.2 From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. 1.1.2.1 The most royal line, not the shortest. 1.1.2.2 Shorter line of descent. 1.2 Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands.

Article Published Nov. 19, 1999. Charlemagne - Father Of Feudalism And Founder Of The County System. By Xenia Stanford. Charlemagne's first occupation was as a warrior, unlike that of his ancestors who seemed to choose the more studious life and became "Mayors of the Palace". Long before he became king he was known as Charles the Great for his ...

Charlemagne, King of France, Holy Roman Emperor, 1. 2 3 4 son of Pepin III "the Short", King of the Franks and Berthe, of Laon, was born on 2 Apr 747 in Ingelheim, Rheinhessen (Rhineland-Palatinate), Hesse-Darmstadt, Austrasia (Germany), died on 28 Jan 814 in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), Rhineland, Prussia (Germany) at age 66, and was buried in Notre-Dame d'Aix-la …