Ermentrude of Orléans
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Ermentrude of Orléans 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:
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.
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
, 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 FlandersBaldwin I, Count of FlandersBaldwin I , also known as Baldwin Iron Arm , was the first count of Flanders....
- Louis the StammererLouis the StammererLouis the Stammerer was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor...
(846–879) - Charles the ChildCharles the ChildCharles the Child was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866...
(847–866) - Lothar (848–865), monk in 861, became Abbot of Saint-Germain
- Carloman, son of Charles the BaldCarloman, son of Charles the BaldCarloman was the youngest son of Charles the Bald. Destined from childhood to life in a monastery, Carloman revolted against his father and was subsequently imprisoned in Senlis. Under orders from Pope Adrian II, Charles freed his sons, obliging them to follow him in his expedition against Girart...
(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
Embroidery
Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
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.