Ermengarde was the wife of Louis I, Emperor of the West.

She is my 32 x great-grandmother.

Ermengarde was born between 775 and 780. She was the daughter of Enguerrand, Count of Hesbaye, Belgium, and an unnamed mother.

Titles

In 816, Pope Hadrian I crowned her husband Emperor of the West, and therefore crowned her Empress of the West¹. The coronation took place in Reims cathedral¹.

Family

Ermengarde married Louis in 794². She was his first wife¹, so her sons inherited most of the titles.

Together they had six children¹:

• Lothaire, who became Emperor Lothaire I.
• Pepin, who became King of Aquitaine.
• Hrotrud
• Berta
• Hildegarde, who married Gerard, Count of Auvergne.
• Louis, who became King of the East Franks.

Death

She died on 03 October 818, in Angers¹, France.

She died 3 days after falling ill¹, but I don’t know what she suffered from. They buried her in Angers¹, but I don’t know where her resting place is.

Lineage

This person is my 32 x great-grandmother.

References

1. Franks, Carolingian Kings; Mediavel lands; Charles Cawley; (Retrieved 2020-01-04) [↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
2. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Baltimore; 2002[↩]