HOME SURNAME LIST NAME INDEX EMAIL US | ![]() ![]() ![]() She was married to Rev Samuel ARNOLD in 1671/72 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Children were: Mary ARNOLD , Sarah ARNOLD, Samuel ARNOLD , Elizabeth ARNOLD. ![]() He was married to Elizabeth RICHARDSON on 4 Aug 1590 in England. Children were: William HOLMES. ![]() He was married to Elizabeth MADDEN about 1625 in Yorkshire, England. Children were: John HOLMES , Abraham HOLMES, Josiah HOLMES, Israel HOLMES, Isaac HOLMES, Sarah HOLMES, Rebecca HOLMES. ![]() He was married to Margaret WARWICK on 8 Jun 1556. Children were: Stephen HOLMES, William HOLMES, Margaret HOLMES. ![]() He was married to Sarah HILLS on 8 May 1591. ![]() He was married before 1541 in England. Children were: William HOLMES . ![]() He was married to Catharina FEDDERSEN about 1682 in Denmark. ![]() She was married to Jonathan MORTON in 1796. ![]() ![]() She was married to Robert "Fortis" Duke Of FRANCE [COUNT OF ORLEANS] about 854 in France. Children were: Eudes King Of FRANCE, Miss Princess Of FRANCE [COUNTESS OF VERMANDOIS], Richard Prince Of FRANCE [DUKE OF BURGUNDY], Richildes Princess Of FRANCE, Robert I King Of FRANCE [COUNT OF PARIS]. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She was married to Friedrich I "Barbarossa" Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE on 16 Jun 1156. Children were: Friedrich V Duke Of SWABIA [PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE], Heinrich VI Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [KING OF SICILY], Otto Prince Of SWABIA [PFALZGRAF OF BURGUNDY], Beatrix Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Agnes Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Konrad II Duke Of SWABIA & ROTHENBURG, Phillipp II King Of GERMANY [DUKE OF SWABIA & TUSCANY]. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Early Years Charlemagne was born probably in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), on April 2, 742, the son of the Frankish king Pepin the Short and the grandson of Charles Martel. In 751 Pepin dethroned the last Merovingian king and assumed the royal title himself. He was crowned by Pope Stephen II in 754. Besides anointing Pepin, Pope Stephen anointed both Charlemagne and his younger brother Carloman. Within the year Pepin invaded Italy to protect the pope against the Lombards, and in 756 he again had to rush to the pope's aid. From 760 on, Pepin's main military efforts went into the conquest of Aquitaine, the lands south of the Loire River. Charlemagne accompanied his father on most of these expeditions. Campaigns When Pepin died in 768, the rule of his realms was to be shared between his two sons. Charlemagne sought an alliance with the Lombards by marrying (770) the daughter of their king, Desiderius (reigned 757-774). In 771 Carloman died suddenly. Charlemagne then seized his territories, but Carloman's heirs took refuge at the court of Desiderius. By that time Charlemagne had repudiated his wife, and Desiderius was no longer friendly. In 772, when Pope Adrian I appealed to Charlemagne for help against Desiderius, the Frankish king invaded Italy, deposed his erstwhile father-in-law (774), and himself assumed the royal title. He then journeyed to Rome and reaffirmed his father's promise to protect papal lands. As early as 772 Charlemagne had fought onslaughts of the heathen Saxons on his lands. Buoyed by his Italian success, he now (775) embarked on a campaign to conquer and Christianize them. That campaign had some initial success but was to drag on for 30 years, in which time he conducted many other campaigns as well. He fought in Spain in 778; on the return trip his rear guard, led by Roland, was ambushed, a story immortalized in The Song of Roland. In 788 he subjected the Bavarians to his rule, and between 791 and 796 Charlemagne's armies conquered the empire of the Avars (corresponding roughly to modern Hungary and Austria). Coronation Having thus established Frankish rule over so many other peoples, Charlemagne had in fact built an empire and become an emperor. It remained only for him to add the title. On Christmas Day, in 800, Charlemagne knelt to pray in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope Leo III then placed a crown upon his head, and the people assembled in the church acclaimed him the great, pacific emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne's biographer, Einhard, reported that the king was surprised by this coronation and that had he known it was going to happen, he would not have gone into the church that day. This report has led to much speculation by historians. Charlemagne probably desired and expected to get the imperial title and he subsequently used it. In 813 he designated his sole surviving son, Louis, as his successor, and personally crowned him. Administration Charlemagne established a more permanent royal capital than had any of his predecessors. His favorite residence from 794 on was at Aix-la-Chapelle. He had a church and a palace constructed there, based in part on architectural borrowings from Ravenna and Rome. At his court he gathered scholars from all over Europe, the most famous being the English cleric Alcuin of York, whom he placed in charge of the palace school. Administration of the empire was entrusted to some 250 royal administrators called counts. Charlemagne issued hundreds of decrees, called capitularies, dealing with a broad range of topics from judicial and military matters to monasteries, education, and the management of royal estates. The empire did not expand after 800; indeed, already in the 790s the seacoasts and river valleys experienced the first, dreaded visits of the Vikings. Charlemagne ordered a special watch against them in every harbor, but with little effect. He died before their full, destructive force was unleashed on the empire. Evaluation Charlemagne is important not only for the number of his victories and the size of his empire, but for the special blend of tradition and innovation that he represented. On the one hand, he was a traditional Germanic warrior, who spent most of his adult life fighting. In the Saxon campaigns he imposed baptism by the sword, and he retaliated against rebels with merciless slaughter. On the other hand, he placed his immense power and prestige at the service of Christian doctrine, the monastic life, the teaching of Latin, the copying of books, and the rule of law. His life, held up as a model to most later kings, thus embodied the fusion of Germanic, Roman, and Christian cultures that became the basis of European civilization. Charlemagne is our 36th Great Grandfather Parents: Pepin "The Short" King Of The FRANKS and Bertrada Countess Of LAON [QUEEN OF THE FRANKS]. He was married to Hildegard Empress Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [COUNTESS OF VINZGAU] about 772 in Aachen, Rheinland, Germany. Children were: Charles Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Pippin (Carloman) King Of ITALY, Adelheid Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Rotrud Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE , Bertha Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Louis I "The Pious" Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Lothaire Prince Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Gisele Princess Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Hildegard Princess Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. ![]() ![]() He was married to Ermentrude (Irmtrud) Countess Of ORLEANS [QUEEN OF THE WEST FRANKS] on 14 Dec 842 in Crecy, Somme, France. Children were: Judith Princess Of The West FRANKS [Queen of England], Louis II "The Stammerer" King Of The FRANKS, Charles King Of AQUITAINE , Lothaire Prince Of The West FRANKS ["The Lame"] , Carloman Prince Of The West FRANKS [ABBOT OF ECHTERNACH] , Rotrude Princess Of The West FRANKS [AbbesStRadegonde] , Ermentrud Princess Of The West FRANKS [ABBESS OF HASNON] , Hildegarde Princess Of The West FRANKS, Gisele Princess Of The West FRANKS. ![]() He was married to Beatrix Empress Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE on 16 Jun 1156. Children were: Friedrich V Duke Of SWABIA [PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE], Heinrich VI Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [KING OF SICILY], Otto Prince Of SWABIA [PFALZGRAF OF BURGUNDY], Beatrix Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Agnes Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Konrad II Duke Of SWABIA & ROTHENBURG , Phillipp II King Of GERMANY [DUKE OF SWABIA & TUSCANY]. ![]() ![]() ![]() She was married to Charlemagne Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [KING OF THE FRANKS] about 772 in Aachen, Rheinland, Germany. Children were: Charles Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Pippin (Carloman) King Of ITALY, Adelheid Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Rotrud Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Bertha Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Louis I "The Pious" Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Lothaire Prince Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Gisele Princess Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE , Hildegard Princess Of HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was married to Mrs-Hugo De La FRANKS. Children were: Petronilla Countess Of ANJOU. ![]() He was married to Ermengarde Countess Of TOURS [EMPRESS OF HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE] on 15 Oct 821 in Thionville, Moselle, France. Children were: Valtrude Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Louis II Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [KING OF ITALY], Charles King Of PROVENCE, Helletrude Princess Of ITALY, Ermengarde (Irmgard) Duchess Of the MOSELLE (MAASGAU), Rotrud Princess Of ITALY, Gisle Princess Of ITALY [NUN], Lothaire II King Of LORRAINE. ![]() ![]() He was married to Ermengarde (Irmengarde) Princess Of HESBAYE [EMPRESS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE] in 795 in France. Children were: Lothaire I Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [KING OF ITALY], Hildegarde Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE [Abbesse of LAON], Pepin I King Of AQUITAINE, Ludwig II (Louis) "The German" King Of The GERMANS, Alpaide (Alpais) Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Rotrude Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Adelaide (Adelheid) Princess Of The HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. ![]() ![]() He was married to Margaretha Countess Of HOLLAND [EMPRESS OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE] on 25 Feb 1324 in Koln, Rheinland, Germany. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She was married to William BASSETT on 25 Oct 1675 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ![]() Children were: Ruth Miller HOPKINS . ![]() ![]() ![]() He was married to Silence KING on 25 Oct 1781. ![]() ![]() ![]() She was married to Baynham THROCKMORTON [Sir Baronet] about 1626 in Newland, Gloucestershire, England. ![]() She was married to William SEWELL on 15 Mar 1540 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Children were: William SEWELL. ![]() ![]() Children were: Caleb CONANT , Sarah CONANT. ![]() Children were: Sarah HORTON.
![]() He was married to Anne WINTHROP in 1612 in Ireland. Children were: William HOSKINS, Elizabeth HODGKINS, Anne WINTHROP, Miss HOSKINS. |