Bertrada of Laon

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Bertrada — III Pepin. III (son of Charles Martel and Rotrude of Treves) was born 714, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died 24 Sep 768. [Group Sheet]

1. Charlemagne was born 2 Apr 742, Liege, Belgium; died 28 Jan 814, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; was buried Aachen Cathedral.

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Caribert (also spelled Charibert 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, although it has been suggested that his father may have been an earlier Martin of Laon. In 721, Caribert 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 Pepin the Short, 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.