Heribert de Laon, Comte de Laon
- Bef 762-
Name Heribert de Laon, Comte de Laon [1, 2, 3] Suffix Comte de Laon Gender Male Died Bef 762 [3] Notes - Charibert (also spelled Caribert and Heribert), Count of Laon, was the maternal grandfather of Charlemagne. He was the father of Charles's mother, Bertrada of Laon. Only his mother is known from contemporary records. In 721, Charibert signed, with his mother Bertrada of Prüm the foundation act of the Abbey of Prüm. The same year, also with his mother, he made a donation to the Abbey of Echternach. By 744, his daughter Bertrada of Laon (by Bertrada of Cologne) had married Pippin the Younger, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy and later king of the Franks. He died before 762, as stated in an act of his daughter and son-in-law.
Person ID I3806 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Mother Bertrada of Prüm, b. Abt 670, d. Aft 721 (Age ~ 52 years) Relationship Natural Family ID F1692 Group Sheet
Children 1. Bertrada of Laon, b. 720, Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France , d. 12 Jul 783, Choisy, France (Age 63 years) Family ID F1691 Group Sheet
- Charibert (also spelled Caribert and Heribert), Count of Laon, was the maternal grandfather of Charlemagne. He was the father of Charles's mother, Bertrada of Laon. Only his mother is known from contemporary records. In 721, Charibert signed, with his mother Bertrada of Prüm the foundation act of the Abbey of Prüm. The same year, also with his mother, he made a donation to the Abbey of Echternach. By 744, his daughter Bertrada of Laon (by Bertrada of Cologne) had married Pippin the Younger, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy and later king of the Franks. He died before 762, as stated in an act of his daughter and son-in-law.
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Sources - [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribert_of_Laon.
- [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).