Hugh (802-844) was the illegitimate son of
CharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdoms into a Frankish Empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe...
and his concubine
ReginaRegina was a concubine of Charlemagne who bore him two illegitimate sons, both of whom became holy men. First, she gave birth to Drogo in 801, then to Hugh in 802. They would be the last-living sons of Charlemagne, though not the longest-living: Louis the Pious lived to the age of 62....
, with whom he had one other son: Bishop
Drogo of MetzDrogo, also known as Dreux or Drogon was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina....
(801-855).
Hugh was the abbot of several abbacies:
Saint-QuentinPlaces called Saint-Quentin include:*Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Aisne, Picardie, France*Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada*Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick, CanadaSaint-Quentin is part of the name of several places, including:...
(822-823),
LobbesLobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Lobbes in Hainaut, Belgium.-Foundation and early development:More fortunate than most monasteries, Lobbes preserved its ancient annals, so that its history is known in relative detail...
(836), and Saint-Bertin (836). In 834, he was made
archchancellorAn archchancellor or chief chancellor was a title given to the highest dignitary of the Holy Roman Empire, and also used occasionally during the Middle Ages to denote an official who supervised the work of chancellors or notaries....
of the
Holy Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period under a Holy Roman Emperor. The first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was Otto I, crowned in 962. The last was Francis II, who abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806 during...
by
Louis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
, his half-brother.
He is sometimes confused with
Hugh the AbbotHugh the Abbot was a member of the Welf family, a son of Conrad I of Auxerre and Adelaide. After his father's death, his mother married Robert the Strong, the margrave of Neustria. On Robert's death in 866, Hugh became the regent and guardian for Robert's sons, Odo and Robert.Hugh entered the...
, resulting in the erroneous claim that he had a daughter, Petronilla (b.
Hugh (802-844) was the illegitimate son of
CharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdoms into a Frankish Empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe...
and his concubine
ReginaRegina was a concubine of Charlemagne who bore him two illegitimate sons, both of whom became holy men. First, she gave birth to Drogo in 801, then to Hugh in 802. They would be the last-living sons of Charlemagne, though not the longest-living: Louis the Pious lived to the age of 62....
, with whom he had one other son: Bishop
Drogo of MetzDrogo, also known as Dreux or Drogon was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina....
(801-855).
Hugh was the abbot of several abbacies:
Saint-QuentinPlaces called Saint-Quentin include:*Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Aisne, Picardie, France*Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada*Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick, CanadaSaint-Quentin is part of the name of several places, including:...
(822-823),
LobbesLobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Lobbes in Hainaut, Belgium.-Foundation and early development:More fortunate than most monasteries, Lobbes preserved its ancient annals, so that its history is known in relative detail...
(836), and Saint-Bertin (836). In 834, he was made
archchancellorAn archchancellor or chief chancellor was a title given to the highest dignitary of the Holy Roman Empire, and also used occasionally during the Middle Ages to denote an official who supervised the work of chancellors or notaries....
of the
Holy Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period under a Holy Roman Emperor. The first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was Otto I, crowned in 962. The last was Francis II, who abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806 during...
by
Louis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
, his half-brother.
He is sometimes confused with
Hugh the AbbotHugh the Abbot was a member of the Welf family, a son of Conrad I of Auxerre and Adelaide. After his father's death, his mother married Robert the Strong, the margrave of Neustria. On Robert's death in 866, Hugh became the regent and guardian for Robert's sons, Odo and Robert.Hugh entered the...
, resulting in the erroneous claim that he had a daughter, Petronilla (b. 825), who married Tertullus of Anjou, the father of
IngelgerIngelger or Ingelgarius was a Frankish nobleman, who stands at the head of the Plantagenet dynasty. Later generations of his family believed he was the son of Tertullus and Petronilla. He was born in Rennes....
, Petronilla actually being a kinswoman of the other Hugh.