Luitgard
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Luitgard was the fourth and last wife of Charlemagne
. She was the daughter of an Alamanni
an count and married Charlemagne around 794. Liutgard did not have any children with Charlemagne and died on June 4, 800 of unknown causes.
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
. She was the daughter of an Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
an count and married Charlemagne around 794. Liutgard did not have any children with Charlemagne and died on June 4, 800 of unknown causes.