Brief Life History of Hildegard
When Hildegard Königin der Franken was born about 0758, in Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, her father, Gerold I. Graf im Kraichgau und im Anglachgau, was 30 and her mother, Imma Gräfin im Kraichgau und im Anglachgau, was 23. She married Charlemagne Roi , Charles 1er des Francs dit "le Grand" FRANCS (DES) on 8 May 0771, in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 30 April 0783, in Thionville, Moselle, France, at the age of 26, and was buried in Metz, Lothringen, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Himiltrude (a concubine) - birth-name: Himiltrude (a concubine)
- Hildegarde de Vintzgau Herstal, "Find a Grave Index"
- Hildegard (queen)
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Name Meaning
From an old Germanic female personal name composed of hild ‘battle’ + gard ‘enclosure’. It was borne by the second wife of Charlemagne and by the mystical writer Hildegard of Bingen ( 1098–1179 ), in whose music and writings there has been great interest in recent decades.
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Hildegard of Vinzgouw - Find-a-grave
Hildegard of Vinzgouw She was the daughter of Gerold I Duke of Swabia, Count of Vinzgouw and Count in the Anglachau and Imma Duchess of Swabia. Granddaughter of Gerold Bishop of Mayence and Hnabi, Duk …
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