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Ermengarde Irmengarde de Hesbaye the Franks and

778-818
Born: Liège, Liege, Belgium
Died: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

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    <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</font><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Ermengarde of Hesbaye</strong>, or Irmengarde (c. 778 &ndash; October 3, 818) was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Emperor Louis I. She was Frankish, the daughter of Ingram, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria. Her family is known as the Robertians.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">In 794/5 Ermengarde married Louis the Pious, king of Aquitania, king of Franks, king of Italy, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">She had six children:</font></p> <ul><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Lothair I, born 795 in Altdorf, Bavaria</font></li><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Pepin I of Aquitaine, born 797</font></li><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Adelaide, born ca. 799 </font><ul><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Possible wife of Robert the Strong, possible mother of Odo, Count of Paris and Robert I of France.</font></li></ul> </li><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Rotrude, born 800</font></li><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Hildegard / Matilda, born ca. 802 </font><ul><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Wife of Gerard, Count of Auvergne, possible mother of Ranulf I of Poitiers.</font></li></ul> </li><li><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Louis the German, born ca. 805</font></li></ul> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">She died at Angers, France on October 3, 818. A few years after her death, her husband remarried to Judith of Bavaria, who bore him Charles the Bald.</font></p> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Preceded&nbsp;by<br><strong>-</strong></font> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Empress of the Romans</strong><br> 814-818</font> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Succeeded&nbsp;by<br><strong>Judith of Bavaria</strong></font> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Preceded&nbsp;by<br><strong>Luitgard</strong></font> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Queen of the Franks</strong><br> 814-818</font>

 
 
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