Count Warinus of Autun

Family/Spouse: Kunza of Treves. Kunza was born est 650. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves was born about 660 and died on September 29, 722. He founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. His feast day is September 29. He is the patron saint of Mettlach parish and his relics are carried by procession at the annual Pentacost celebration through the town.
He is the son of Saint Warinus, the paternal grandson of Saint Sigrada and his uncle was Saint Leodegarius.
Leudwinus was initially uninterested in an ecclesiastical career. Instead he married Willigard von Bayern, a descendant of Charibert I, the Merovingian King of Paris. They had issue:
Milo, Count of Treves
Gui Wido, Count of Hornbach
Chrotrude of Treves (Rotrude), who married Charles Martel and became Duchess of Austrasia.
According to legend, it all began when Leudwinus went hunting near Saar. He grew tired and and fell asleep under the shade of a tree. As he slept the sun changed positions exposing him to its scorching hot rays. An eagle swept down and sat on Leudwinus with its wings spread out. When Leudwinus awoke, his servant told him how the eagle had protected him from being burned by the sun. Coincidentally, Leudwinus happened to be napping at the site of the Miracle Eagle near the chapel of St. Denis of Paris. Leudwinus saw this as a God-sent sign to establish a Benedictine monastery at that site. Dionysius the Chapel soon developed into a Christian missionary center. In its place now stands the parish church of St. Gangolf in Mettlach.
Leudwinus died September 29, 722 at Reims. He was succeeded as Archbishop of Treve by his son, Milo, who brought his father's remains to Treve to be buried. However local customs prevented this and Leudwinus' family decided to let the dead saint choose his own place of burial. His coffin was placed alone on a ship that was sailed by itself, first to Moselle, then Saar and finally docked at Mettlach where the church bells began to ring.
In 1247, Leudwinus' relics were transferred to the newly constructed Leudwinus Chapel (Liutwinuskapelle). About 200 years later, his remains were reburied again in a new chapel connected to the Church at the Abbey. During the French Revolution, the monastery was purchased by the Boch family. They had the building demolished and built Liutwinus Cathedral in Mettlach, where the relics of the saint are located today.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rotrude (Chrodtrudis) (died 724) was the first wife of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of Francia from 718 to 741. She was the mother of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, and therefore the grandmother of Charlemagne. Rotrude is believed to be the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye, although this designation is not without controversy, as discussed below. She is also referred to as Rotrude of Treves.

Traditionally, the information available about the family background of Rotrude was the indication that Wido (Guy), Count of Hornbach and Lay Abbot of Fontenelle, was a propinquus of Martel. This kinship term, vague enough, means a close relationship with women: a brother, a cousin by women or a cousin by marriage. Wido is the brother of Milo, Bishop of Trier, and son of Saint Leudwinus, Bishop of Trier.

Christian Settipani, in his seminal work on the ancestors of Charlemagne, details an analysis by Anton Halbedel, first issued in 1915, and echoed by historians Jean Depoin, Maurice Chaume and Szabolcs Vajay. According to this analysis, the word propinquus implies "brother", so that Wido was Rotrude’s brother. Rotrude has therefore often been identified as the daughter of Saint Leudwinus.

However, in Settipani’s Addendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne, he returns to this problem, reflecting thinking that of medieval history professor Richard Gerberding, who believed that Rotrude’s background was related directly to the Robertians. He noted that Charles Martel had three wives and that Wido may be a relative of the other two.

Settipani concludes that Rotrude was the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye, and so sister of Robert I, Duke of Neustria. In addition, Rotrude’s sister was named Landrada and was married to Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye. Landrada and Sigramnus were parents of Saint Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz. Note that Rotrude and Charles had daughter also named Landrade, who is often erroneously identified as the wife of Sigramnus.
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Family/Spouse: King Charles Martel of the Franks. Charles (son of King Pepin of Herstal, II) was born on 23 Aug 676 in Herstal, Liège, Belgium; died on 22 Oct 741 in Quierzy, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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King of the Franks. Descendant of the Franconian upper middle class of the Carolingian dynasty and Lord of Neustria, Burgundia and Provence, he owes his ascent to the throne (751 AD) aimed at contrasting the advance of the Longobards thanks to the intervention of Pope Zacharias at the expense of his brother Carloman, relegated to a convent, and of the legitimate king Childeric III. After 754 AD, the policy of Pepin the Short in agreement with the new Pope Stephen II, was characterized by an interminable series of small wars aimed at stabilizing the territories threatened by the invaders and the definitive conquest of Aquitaine (768 AD). His successor was first-born son Charlemagne, future emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (800 AD) and King of the Longobards.
Bio by: Lucy & Chris (Find a Grave)

Family/Spouse: Bertha of Laon. Bertha was born est 715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Accession: 25 Dec 800; Holy Roman Emperor

Notes:

Frankish Emperor. Born Karolus, the eldest son of Pepin III and his wife Bertrada (Berthe) Broadfoot of Laon. When Pepin died in 768, both Karolus and his brother, Carloman, were jointly proclaimed king, and were intended to rule the kingdom together, though their relationship was never easy. In the year 769, after his brother refused to participate, he led armies to put down a rising of the Aquitaines and Gascons. In 770, he made a political marriage with a Lombard princess. Carloman died unexpectedly in 771, leaving him sole ruler of the kingdom. He then repudiated his wife, and married Hildegard of Vinzgau with whom he had at least four children; one of whom became known to history as Louis I, King of the Franks. In 772, he began a brutal and drawn out war with the Saxons, and he attacked and defeated the Lombards. In 781, after a pilgrimage to Rome, he had his son proclaimed King of Italy. In 787, he issued orders that bishops were to open schools supported by their orders. The following year he took control of Bavaria. Between 791 and 795, he crushed the Slavic Avars (Huns) and added their territory to his own. Since he had long sworn himself protector of the Roman Church, the pope rewarded him by crowning him Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800. By 804, the Saxon war ended and his kingdom, Francia, absorbed the Saxon territory. He married at least twice more and had at least one more legitimate son, though there were at least fifteen illegitimate children, all of whom he reportedly acknowledged and educated. At its greatest, his empire included the Spanish March in northern Spain, and what is today France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, northern Italy, and Luxembourg. He ruthlessly crushed all Teutonic resistance and extended Christianity to his entire realm. He attempted to create unity within the empire, and built a central capital. He divided his empire under the rule of his three legitimate sons, two, however, predeceased him, leaving Louis his sole heir upon his death at about age 71. In the early 12th century, he was canonized. The modern church, however, does not recognized him as a Blessed. A Frankish scholar and contemporary of his, Einhard, wrote a biography of the emperor after his death entitled "Vita Karoli Magni (The Life of Charles the Great). He has been known as Karolus Magnus, Karl den store, Charlemagne, Carlos Magno, Karl der Grosse, and Charles the Great.

Bio by: Iola (findagrave.com)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6623/charlemagne

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlemagne married Hildegarde of Swabia about 771. Hildegarde (daughter of Count Gerold of the Anglachau and Emma of Alamannia) was born in 758; died on 30 Apr 783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Accession: 814; Holy Roman Emperor (814-840) King of France (814-840) King of Germany (814-840) King of Aquitaine (781-840)

Notes:

Louis I, called The Pious (778-840), Holy Roman emperor (814-840), king of France (814-840), king of Germany (814-840), and king of Aquitaine (781-840). He was the son and sole successor of Charlemagne. In 817 Louis made plans for an orderly succession among his sons: Lothair I, Louis II (Louis the German), and Pepin of Aquitaine. Later he wanted to include in the succession Charles II (Charles the Bald), his son by a second marriage. Dissatisfied, his older sons rebelled (830, 833) against him and fought among themselves for supremacy as well. Pepin died in 838, and in 843 the empire was divided among the three surviving brothers.

Louis I, "The Pious" was the only surviving son of Charlemagne.

The Bridge to Modern Europe: He was the King of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor. His reign was the last time the massive empire of Charlemagne remained unified.

The Division of Nations: Upon his death, his sons signed the Treaty of Verdun (843), which split the empire into three parts. These divisions effectively created the borders that would become France and Germany.

A Scholarly Ruler: Unlike many of the "warrior kings" of the era, Louis was deeply invested in church reform, education, and law, earning him the nickname "The Pious."



Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84022206/louis_i-of_the_franks

Family/Spouse: Count Ermengarde of Hasbaye. Ermengarde (daughter of Count Ingerman of Hasbaye) was born in 778; died on 3 Oct 818 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Theodelinde de Sens. Theodelinde was born in 790 in Sens, Departement de l'Yonne, Bourgogne, France; died in 840 in France; was buried in Abbey de Sainte Colombe de Sens, Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Judith of Bavaria. Judith (daughter of Duke Welf I of Bavaria) was born est 800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ermengarde of Tours. Ermengarde (daughter of Count Hugh II of Tours) was born est 800; died on 20 Mar 851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Illegitimate daughter of Louis I
Abbesse de Saint Pierre, à Reims
An illegitimate daughter of Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, Alpaïs de Paris, abbess of St-Pierre de Reims. She had one brother, Arnulf de Sens.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147243444/alpa%C3%AFs-de_paris

Family/Spouse: Count Begue de Paris. Begue (son of Count Girard of Paris and Rotrude of the Palace in Austrasia) was born in 760; died on 28 Oct 816 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margrave Eberhard of Friuli. Eberhard (son of Margrave Hunroch of Friuli and Engeltron of Paris) was born est 820; died about 864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ermentrude of the Franks. Ermentrude (daughter of Count Odo of Orleans and Engeltrude of Orleans) was born est 820; died on 06 Oct 869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Irmentrude of France. Irmentrude (daughter of Emperor Louis II of West Francia and Adelaide de Paris) was born in 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bernard married Cunigunde of Italy about 815. Cunigunde was born est 800; died about 835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Count Gieselbert II of Darnau. Gieselbert (son of Count Gieselbert I of the Massgua) was born est 820. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Waldrada of Lorraine. Waldrada was born est 840; died in 863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margrave Hunroch of Friuli. Hunroch was born est 800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Adelaide de Paris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Count Baldwin I of Flanders. Baldwin was born est 850; died in 879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Count Hugh of Bourges. Hugh was born est 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Count Regnier I of Hainault. Regnier (son of Count Gieselbert II of Darnau and Ermengarde of Lorraine) was born est 880; died about 915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]