Hildegard (queen)
Hildegard (c. 757/758 – 30 April 783) was a Frankish queen and the wife of Charlemagne from c. 771 until her death. Hildegard was a noblewoman of Frankish and Alemannian heritage. Through eleven years of marriage with Charlemagne, Hildegard helped share in his rule as well as having nine children with him, including the kings Charles the Younger and Pepin of Italy and the emperor Louis the Pious.
| Hildegard | |
|---|---|
Queen Hildegard, second wife of Charlemagne, in an illustration from about 1499 | |
| Queen of the Franks | |
| Reign | c. 771 – 30 April 783 |
| Successor | Fastrada |
| Queen of the Lombards | |
| Reign | June 774 – 30 April 783 |
| Predecessor | Ansa |
| Successor | Fastrada |
| Born | c. 757/758 |
| Died | 30 April 783 Thionville |
| Burial | Abbey of Saint-Arnould, Metz |
| Spouse | Charlemagne (m. c. 771) |
| Issue | Charles the Younger Pepin of Italy Adalhaid Rotrude Louis the Pious Lothair Bertha Gisela Hildegard |
| Father | Gerold of Anglachgau |
| Mother | Imma of Alemannia |
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