Ermentrude of Orléans (27 September
823-Byzantine Empire:*Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens....
– 6 October
869-Asia:* The Zanj , provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats and on the sugar and cotton plantations of southwestern Persia, revolt.-Europe:...
) was
Queen of Franks by her marriage to
Charles the BaldCharles 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 Flanders
Baldwin I , also known as Baldwin Iron Arm , was the first count of Flanders....
- Louis the Stammerer
Louis 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 Child
Charles 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 Bald
Carloman was the youngest son of Charles the Bald.- Biography :Destined from childhood to life in a monastery, Carloman revolted against his father who was then imprisoned in Senlis. Under orders from Pope Adrian II, Charles freed his sons obliged them to follow him in his expedition against...
(849–876)
- Rotrud (852–912), a nun
- Ermentrud (854–877), a nun
- Hildegard (born 856, died ?)
- Gisela (857–874)
Ermentrude had a gift for
embroideryEmbroidery 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.
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Ermentrude of Orléans (27 September
823-Byzantine Empire:*Crete is conquered from the Byzantines by the Saracens....
– 6 October
869-Asia:* The Zanj , provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats and on the sugar and cotton plantations of southwestern Persia, revolt.-Europe:...
) was
Queen of Franks by her marriage to
Charles the BaldCharles 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 Flanders
Baldwin I , also known as Baldwin Iron Arm , was the first count of Flanders....
- Louis the Stammerer
Louis 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 Child
Charles 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 Bald
Carloman was the youngest son of Charles the Bald.- Biography :Destined from childhood to life in a monastery, Carloman revolted against his father who was then imprisoned in Senlis. Under orders from Pope Adrian II, Charles freed his sons obliged them to follow him in his expedition against...
(849–876)
- Rotrud (852–912), a nun
- Ermentrud (854–877), a nun
- Hildegard (born 856, died ?)
- Gisela (857–874)
Ermentrude had a gift for
embroideryEmbroidery 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.