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Personal data Duchess Rotrude of Hesbaye 

• She was born about 690 in Of,Austrasia,France.
• She died in the year 724. She was about 33-34 years old.
• A child of Lambert of Hesbaye and Chrotlind of Neustria

Household of Duchess Rotrude of Hesbaye

She had a relationship with Charles Martel of the Franks.

Child(ren):

1. Carloman of the Franks  706-754 
2. Pepin The Short III of the Franks  714-768 
3. Aldana Martel   

Notes about Duchess Rotrude of Hesbaye

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotrude_of_Hesbaye

height: inherit; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">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.

t: inherit; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">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.

line-height: inherit; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">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.

ddendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne,^[1] 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.

it; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">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.^[2]

Charles had five children:

ration: none; color: #0b0080; background: none;" title="Carloman (mayor of the palace)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carloman_(mayor_of_the_palace)">Carloman, Mayor of the Palacestyle="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Pepin the Short, King of the Franks and father of Charlemagne/Hiltrud">Hiltrude, Duchess Consort of Bavaria, married to Odilo, Duke of Bavariakground: none;" title="Auda of France" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auda_of_France">Auda of France, married to Thierry IV, Count of Autun.ont-size: 14px;">After Rotrude’s death in 724, Charles married Swanachild and had one child Grifo. Charles also had a mistress Ruodhaid with whom he had numerous children.

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