Ermentrude d'Orléans

Female 823 - 869  (46 years)


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  • Name Ermentrude d'Orléans  [1
    Born 27 Sep 823  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 06 Oct 869  [2
    Buried Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Ermentrude of Orléans (27 September 823 - 6 October 869) was Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia. She was the daughter of Odo, Count of Orleans and his wife Engeltrude.

      She and Charles married in 842. Their children were:

      Judith of Flanders, consort of Æthelwulf of Wessex, Æthelbald of Wessex, and Baldwin I, Count of Flanders
      Louis the Stammerer (846-879)
      Charles the Child (847-866)
      Lothar (848-865), monk in 861, became Abbot of Saint-Germain
      Carloman, son of Charles the Bald (849-876)
      Rotrud (852-912), a nun
      Ermentrud (854-877), a nun
      Hildegard (born 856, died ?)
      Gisela (857-874)

      Ermentrude had a gift for embroidery and an interest in religious foundations. Her husband gave her the Abbey of Chelles. She separated from her husband after he executed her rebellious brother William in 866, and retreated to the life of a nunnery. Ermentrude was buried in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France.
    Person ID I3276  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Odo, Comte de Orléans,   d. 834 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Ergetrude 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F914  Group Sheet

    Family Charles, the Bald,   b. 13 Jun 823, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Oct 877, Brides-les-Bains, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 842  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Judith of Flanders,   b. Between 843 and 844,   d. Abt 870  (Age ~ 27 years)
     2. Charles, Roi d'Aquitaine,   d. 866
     3. Carloman,   d. 876
     4. Louis II The Stammerer, King of the Franks,   b. 07 Nov 846,   d. 10 Apr 879, Compiegn, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).

    2. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bald.