Both King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile are direct descendants of Charlemagne. Lineage I (descent from Flanders), shows one line of Edward I's descent that is considered valid, as all of the parent-to-child relationships are confirmed by contemporary medieval sources. Lineage II (descent from Vermandois and Anjou) is probably valid also, but it does contain one assumption - that Herbert II of Vermandois in generation VI is the son of Herbert I. Likewise, Lineage III (Descent from Vermandois and Capet), which is a side line to Lineage II, assumes that Beatrix of Vermandois is the sister of Herbert II, and therefore the daughter of Herbert I of Vermandois. Although most historians agree that that these assumptions are correct, there is no confimation in the medieval records, which means some uncertainty exists as to the validity of both lines. Lineage IV (descent from Aquitaine) shows yet another line of descent for Edward I. Although it is considered valid by both von Redlich (1941), and Buck and Beard (1978), it is disputed by Settipani (1993), which makes it controversal. Lastly, Lineage V (descent from Italy, Burgundy and Castile) shows the descent of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. Like lineage I it is considered valid, as all of the parent-to-child relationships are confirmed by contemporary medieval sources.
Lineage I (Descent to Flanders)
(Descent of Edward I from Charlemagne through the Counts of Flanders)
Charlemagne (c.742-814), Emperor of the Franks, and son of Pepin the Short;
b. prob. on April 2, 742 prob. in Herstal, Wallonia (Belgium);
m. c.771 to Hildegard (758-783), dau. of Gerold of Vinzgouw;
d. Jan. 28, 814 at Aachen (Germany).
Charlemagne had eighteen children with eight of his ten wives/concubines, including the ones who follow.
Pepin of Italy (777-810), born Carloman, who follows in Lineage II, with a variation in Lineage III.
Louis I "the Pious" (778-840), who follows below in this lineage.
Louis I the Pious (778-840), Emperor of the Franks, son of above;
b. 778 at Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France;
m. 819 in Aachen, Germany to Judith of Bavaria (805-843), dau. of Count Welf of Bavaria;
d. June 20, 840 at Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Pepin (797-838), King of Aquitaine , son of first wife Ermentrude
Rotrude (b. 800), dau. of first wife Ermentrude. Rotrude follows in Lineage IV
Hildegarde (c.802), dau. of Ermentrude. When Rotrude died, she married Rotrude's husband, but had no children of her own.
Gisela (819/822-874), dau. of second wife Judith. Gisela follows in Lineage V
Charles II "the Bald" (823-877), son of second wife Judith. Charles follows below in this lineage
Charles II "the Bald" (823-877), King of the Franks, son of above;
b. June 13, 823 in Frankfurt, Germany;
m. 842 to Ermentrude (823-869), dau. of Odo I, Count of Orleans;
d. Oct. 6, 877, while crossing the pass of Mont Cenis at Brides-les-Bains.
Buried at the abbey of Nantua, Burgundy, and probably later transferred to the Basilique Saint-Denis in Paris, France.
Judith of Flanders (844-870), dau. of above;
b. Oct.844 in Orleans, France;
m. Dec. 12, 862 at Auxerre, France to Baldwin "Iron Arm" (d. 879), 1st Count of Flanders;
d. 870 at _______________.
Baldwin II (c.865-918), Count of Flanders and King or Jerulsalem, son of above;
b. c.865 in Flanders, France;
m. 884 to Ælfthryth of Wessex (877-929), dau. of Alfred the Great, King of England;
d. Sept.10, 918 at Blandimberg (Blandimberg), Ghent, Belgium.
Baldwin III (940-962), Count of Flanders, son of above;
b. 940 in ________________;
m. ___________ to Mathilde Billung (d. 1008), of Saxony, dau of Herman Billung, Duke of Saxony;
d. Jan. 1, 962 at _______________.
Baldwin IV (980-1036), Count of Flanders, son of above;
b. 980 in Flanders, France;
m. 1012 at Flanders, France to Ogive of Luxembourg (d. 1036), dau. of Frederick of Luxembourg, Count of Moselgau;
d. May 30, 1036 at Luxembourg, Belgium.
Baldwin IV is also a descendant in the maternal line from Charlemagne as shown in Lineage V.
Baldwin V (1012-1067), Count of Flanders, son of above;
b. 1012 in Flanders, France;
m. 1028 in Paris, France to Adèle of France (1009-1079), dau of Robert II "the Pious", King of France;
d. Sept. 1, 1067 at Lilli, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Mathilda (Maud) of Flanders (c.1031-1083), dau. of above;
b. c.1031 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France;
m. c.1051-52 to William the Conqueror (c.1028-1087), King of England, son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy;
d. Nov.2, 1083 at Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France.
She is buried at l'Abbaye aux Dames (Sainte-Trinité church) in Caen, France.
William is buried at l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes (St. Stephen's Church), which is also in Caen.
Henry I (c.1068/1069-1135), King of England, son of above;
b. c.1068/69 probably at Selby, Yorkshire;
m. Nov. 11, 1100 to Matilda (Edith) of Scotland (c.1080-1118), and dau. of Malcom III of Scotland and Saint Margaret;
d. Dec. 1, 1135 at Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy.
Buried at Reading Abbey, Berkshire.
Mathilda of England (1102-1167), dau. and heir of above;
b. c.Feb. 7, 1102 probably at Winchester, England;
m. June 1128 at Le Mans, France to Geoffrey "the Handsome" Plantagenet (1113-1151), Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem,
son of Fulk V of Anjou, and a descendant (Generation XIII) of Charlemagne in Lineage II;
d. Sept. 10, 1167 at Notre Dame du Pré near Rouen.
Buried in the Abbey of Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, but Her body was transferred in 1847 to Rouen Cathedral.
Henry II (1133-1189), King of England, son of above;
b. March 5, 1133 at Le Mans, France;
m. May 18, 1152 in Poitiers, France to Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 or 1124-1204), dau. of William X, Duke of Aquitaine;
d. July 6, 1189 at Chinon, France.
Buried with Eleanor at Fontevraud Abbey, not far from Chinon.
John Lackland (1166-1216), King of England, son of above;
b. Dec. 24, 1166 at Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire;
m. Aug. 24, 1200 at Bordeaux, France to Isabella of Angoulême (1188-1246), dau. of Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême;
d. Oct. 18, 1216 at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire.
Buried at Worcester Cathedral.
Henry III (1207-1272), King of England, son of above;
b. Oct.1, 1207 at Winchester Castle, England;
m. Jan. 14, 1236, Canterbury Cathedral to Eleanor of Provence (1223-1291), dau. of Ramon Berenguer V, Count of Provence ;
d. Nov. 16, 1272 at _______________.
Buried at Westminster Abbey.
(Descent of Edward I from Charlemagne though the Counts of Vermandois and Anjou, but less certain than lineage I)
Charlemagne (c.742-814), son of Pepin the Short, and Emperor of the Franks;
b. prob. on April 2, 742 prob. in Herstal, Wallonia (Belgium);
m. c.771 to Hildegard (758-783), dau. of Gerold of Vinzgouw;
d. Jan. 28, 814 at Aachen (Germany).
Charlemagne had eighteen children with eight of his ten wives/concubines, including the two who follow.
Pepin of Italy (777-810), born Carloman, who follows below in this lineage:
Louis I "the Pious" (778-840), who follows below in Lineage I:
Pepin of Italy (777-810), born Carloman, King of the Lombards, son of Charlemagne;
b. April 777 at _______________;
d. July 8, 810 at _______________.
Bernard of Italy (797-818), illegitimate son of Pepin above;
b. 797 at Vermandois, Picardy (France);
m. 813 to Cunigunde of Laon, dau. of ______________;
d. April 17, 818 at Milan, Lombardy (Italy).
Pepin, Count of Vermandois (b. c.815), son of above;
b. c.815 at _______________;
his wife is not known for certain ______________;
d. at _______________.
Herbert I, Count of Vermandois (c.848/850-907), son of above;
b. c.848/850 at _______________;
his wife is not known for certain ______________;
d. 907 at _______________.
Herbert II of Vermandois, and Beatrice of Vermandois are believed to be his children, but this is not documented by contemporay sources. However, it is very likely that Herbert II is indeed the son and heir of Herbert I. It is less certain that Beatrice of Vermandois is the sister of Herbert II. See the discussion in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
Beatrice of Vermandois (c.880-after 931), who follows in Lineage III, which descends through Hugh Capet to Edward I of England:
Herbert II (c.884-943), Count of of Vermandois, who follows below in this lineage, which is an alternate line of descent to Edward I:
Herbert II (884-943), Count of Vermandois and Meaux, son of Herbert I of Vermandois in Lineage II;
b. 884 at ________________;
m.___________ to Hildebrand (Liégarde) (895-931), dau. of Robert I, King of France;
d. Feb. 23, 943 at _______________.
Robert de Vermandois (c.907-c.967/968), Count of Meaux, son of above;
b. c.907 at ________________;
m.__________ to Adelaide (914–967), of Burgundy, dau. of Giselbert, Duke of Burgundy;
d. c.967/968 at _______________.
Adelaide (Adele) of Meaux (c.950-c.974), dau. of above;
b. c.950 at ________________;
m. 965 or earlier to Geoffrey I (938/940-987), Count of Anjou, son. of Fulk II, Count of Anjou;
d. c.974 at _______________.
Fulk III "the Black" (c.970-1040), Count of Anjou, son of above;
b. c.970 at ________________;
m. 1001 to Hildegarde of Sundgau (d. 1046), his second wife, dau. of ________________;
d. June 21, 1040 at Metz, France.
Buried in the chapel of the monastery at Beaulieu, France. Hildegarde is buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerulsalem.
Ermengarde of Anjou (c.1018-1076), Duchess of Burgundy, dau. of above;
b. c.1018 at ________________;
m. c.1035 to Geoffrey II (d. 1034/36), Count of Gâtinais, son of Beatrice of Macon and Hugh of Perche;
d. 1076 at _______________.
Fulk V (1089/92-1143), Count of Anjou and King of Jerusalem, son of above;
b. 1089/92 at ________________;
m. 1110 to Ermengarde of Maine (d. 1126), dau. of Elias I, Count of Maine;
d. Nov.13, 1143 at Acre, Holy Land.
Buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Geoffrey Plantagenet "the Handsome", (1113-1151), Count of Anjou, son of above;
b. Aug. 24, 1113 at ________________;
m. June 1128 at Le Mans, France to Mathilda of England (1102-1167), dau. of Henry I, King of England;
d. Sept. 7, 1151 at Château-du-Loir, France.
Buried at St. Julien's Cathedral in Le Mans, France.
Henry II (1133-1189), King of England, son of above;
b. March 5, 1133 at Le Mans, France;
m. May 18, 1152 in Poitiers, France to Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 or 1124-1204), dau. of William X, Duke of Aquitaine;
d. July 6, 1189 at Chinon, France.
Buried with Eleanor at Fontevraud Abbey, not far from Chinon.
John Lackland (1166-1216), King of England, son of above;
b. Dec. 24, 1166 at Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire;
m. Aug. 24, 1200 at Bordeaux, France to Isabella of Angoulême (1188-1246), dau. of Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême;
d. Oct. 18, 1216 at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire.
Buried at Worcester Cathedral.
Henry III (1207-1272), King of England, son of above;
b. Oct.1, 1207 at Winchester Castle, England;
m. Jan. 14, 1236, Canterbury Cathedral to Eleanor of Provence (1223-1291), dau. of Ramon Berenguer V, Count of Provence ;
d. Nov. 16, 1272 at _______________.
Buried at Westminster Abbey.
(A probable descent of Hugh Capet, and thereby Mathilda of Flanders, from Beatrice of Vermandois, but less likely than lineage II)
Beatrice of Vermandois (c.880-after 931), believed to be the daughter of Herbert I of Vermandois in Lineage II, and a descendant of Charlemagne;
b. c.880 at _______________;
m. __________ to Robert I (866-923), King of France, son Robert the Strong, count of Anjou;
d. after March 26, 931 at _______________.
No contemporary source explicitly states that Beatrix is the daughter of Herbert I. There is a later source that calls her the sister of Herbert II. See the discussion in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
Hugh the Great (898-956), Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris, son of above;
b. 898 at Paris, France.;
m. 936 to Hedwig of Saxony (c.910-965), dau. of Henry I "the Fowler", King of Germany;
d. June 16, 956 at Dourdan, France.
Hugh Capet (c.939-996), son of above;
b. c.939 at Paris, France;
m. 969 to Adelaide of Aquitaine (c.945 or 952-1004), dau. of William III, Duke of Aquitaine;
d. Oct. 24, 996 at Paris France.
Buried in the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris.
Robert II, the Pious (972-1031), King of France, son of above, descendant of Charlemagne by both his father, and his mother (see Lineage IV);
b. March 27, 972 at Orléans, France;
m. 1001 to Constance of Arles (986-1084), dau. of Count William I of Provence;
d. July 20, 1031 at Melun, France.
Buried in the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris.
Henry I of France (1008-1060), King of France, who follows in another lineage, which descends to the Baronets of Lamport:
Adela of Flanders (1009-1079), who continues below in this lineage, descends to the Counts of Flanders and Kings of England:
Adela of Flanders (1009-1079), Countess of Flanders, dau. of above;
b. 1009 in France;
m. 1028 to Baldwin V of Flanders (1012-1067), son of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders,;
d. Jan. 8, 1079 at Messines (Belgium).
Buried at the Convent of Messines, near Ypres, Belgium
(Possible descent of Eleanor of Aquitaine from Charlemagne though the Dukes of Aquitaine)
Rotrude (c. 800), and her sister Hildegarde (b. c.802), daughters of Louis the Pious, and grandaughters of Charlemagne. Rotrude is thought by some to be the first wife of Gerard of Auvergne. Hildegarde, who bore him no children, is thought to be Gerard's second wife;
b. (c .800) at ________________;
m.___________ to Gerard I (d. 841), Count of Auvergne, son of _____________, _________________;
d. ________________ at ________________.
Although this Lineage IV appears in many family trees, it may not be completely accurate. Settipani (1993) finds that the timing is inconsistant for the Count Ranulf who follows to be a grandson of Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious. He suggests a different interpretation, in which another Rotrude (c.778-810), who is a daughter of Charlemagne, had an affair with Rorgon I (d. 839/40), the Count of Maine and Rennes. Their illegitimate daughter Adeltrude then became the first wife of Gerard of Auvergne, and their son is the Count Ranulf who follows. This other Rotrude never married and eventually became a nun. Thus, the correct Carolingian line of descent is probably from Charlemagne to Rotrude to Adeltrude to Ranulf, and Louis the Pious is an uncle, not an ancestor. Irregardless of which lineage is correct, the Count Ranulf who follows is probably IVth in the line of direct descent from Charlemage, as shown.
Ranulf I (820-866), Count of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine, probably a son of of Gerard I above, and either Rotrude or Adeltrude;
b. 820 at ________________;
m.___________ to Bilichilde of Maine, dau. of _________________;
d. 866 at Aquitaine, France.
He died from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe.
Ranulf II (850-890), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. 850 at ________________;
d. Aug. 5, 890 at ________________.
He was poisoned.
Ebalus II (Ebles Manzer) (c.870-935), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, illegitimate son of above;
b. c.870 at ________________;
m. 911 to Emilienne (d. 913/915), dau. of _________________;
d. 935 at ________________.
William III "Towhead" (915-963), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. 915 at ________________;
m.___________ to Adele (Gerloc) of Normandy (c.912-962), dau. of Rollo, Duke of Normandy;
d. April 3, 963 at Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers, France.
He abdicated to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien and left the government to his son.
William IV (937-994), who follows below:
Adelaide of France (d. 1004), married Hugh Capet in lineage III. As such, their son Robert II is a descendant for Charlemagne on both his father's side and his mother's side of the family.
William IV "Fierebras" (937-994), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. 937 at ________________;
m. 968 to Emma of Blois (c.950-1003), dau. of Theobald I, Count of Blois;
d. Feb. 3, 994 at ________________.
He retired to a monastery as his father had done.
William V (969-1030), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. 969 at ________________;
m. 1019 to Agnes of Burgundy (d. 1068), dau. of Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy;
d. Jan. 31, 1030 at Maillezais, France.
He is buried at Maillezais, probably in the cathedral.
William VIII (c.1025-1086), born Guy-Geoffrey, Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. c.1025 at ________________;
m.___________ to Hildegarde of Burgundy (c.1056-1104), dau. of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy;
d. Sept. 25, 1086 at ________________.
Hildegarde was a grandaughter of King Robert II of France.
William IX (1071-1126), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. Oct. 22, 1071 at ________________;
m. 1094 to Phillipa of Toulouse (c.1073-1118), dau. of William IV, Count of Toulouse;
d. Feb. 10, 1126 at ________________.
William X "the Saint" (1099-1137), Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, son of above;
b. 1099 at Toulouse, France;
m. 1121 to Aenor de Châtellerault (c.1103-1130), dau. of Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault;
d. April 9, 1137 at ________________.
Aenor was also the daughter of Dangereuse de L' Isle Bouchard (d. 1151), who had been the mistress of William IX.
He died during a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in southwestern France.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 or 1124-1204), dau. of above;
b. 1122 or 1124 at probably either Poitiers, Bordeaux, or Nieul-sur-l'Autise in France;
m. May 18, 1152 in Poitiers, France to Henry II of England (1133-1189), son of Geoffrey "the Handsome" Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, King of Jerusalem;
d. April 1, 1204 at Fontevraud Abbey, not far from Chinon.
Buried with Henry at Fontevraud Abbey, not far from Chinon.
Lineage V (Descent from Italy, Burgundy and Castile)
(Descent of Baldwin IV of Flanders, and Eleanor of Castile from Gisela of France, grandaughter of Charlemagne)
Gisela (819/822-874), dau. of Louis the Pious in Lineage I, and grandaughter of Charlemagne;
b. 819/822 in Italy;
m. 836 to Eberhard (816-866), Duke of Friuli, son of Unruoch II;
d. 874 at _______________.
Eberhard was canonized as St. Evard. Both are buried at the Abbey of St Calixtus in Cysoing, France.
Berengar I (c.825-924) of Friuli, King of Italy, son of above;
b. c.860 at _______________;
m. c.880 to Bertila of Spoleto (c.860-915), dau. of Suppo II, Count of Parma;
d. April 7, 924 at Verona, Italy.
He was dethroned after the Battle of Fiorenzuola, near Piacenza, and murdered not long afterward.
Gisela (882-910), dau. of above;
b. 882 at _______________;
m. bef. 900 to Adalbert of Ivrea (d. 923 or 924), Margrave of Ivrea, son of Anscar I of Ivrea;
d. 810 at _______________.
Adalbert (c.936-971) King of Italy, son of above;
b. c.936 at _______________;
m. c.956 to Gergerga, Countess of Mâcon;
d. April 30, 971 at Autun, France.
After Adalbert's death Gerberga married her second husband Henry I, Duke of Burgundy, who adoted her sin Otto-William.
Odo-William (c.958-1026), of Italy, Count of Burgundy, son of above;
b. c.958 at _______________;
m. __________ to Ermentrude, dau. of Renaud, Count of Roucy;
d. Sept. 21, 1056 at _______________.
Renaud (Reginald) I (986-1057), Count of Burgundy, son of above;
b. 986 at _______________;
m. __________ to Alix (Adelaide) (c.1002–1038), dau. of Richard II, Duke of Normandy;
d. 1057 at _______________.
William I (1020-1087), Count of Burgundy, son of above;
b. 1020 at _______________;
m. __________ to Stephanie, Countess of Barcelona;
d. Nov. 12, 1087 at Besançon, France.
Buried at Besançon Cathedral.
Raymond (1070-1107), Count of Burgundy, son of above;
b. 1070 at Besançon, County of Burgundy;
m. __________ to Urraca of León and Castile (1079-1126), dau. of Alfonso VI, King of León and Castile;
d. May 24, 1107 at Grajal de Campos, Spain.
Buried at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
Alfonso VII (1105-1157), King of Castile, son of above;
b. March 1, 1105 at Caldas de Reis, Spain;
m. Nov. 1128 to qia of Barcelona (1116-1149), dau. of Raimon III, Count of Barcelona;
d. Aug. 21, 1157 at Sierra Morena, Spain.
Buried at the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain.
Sancho III (1134-1158), King of Castile, son of above;
b. 1134 at Toledo, Spain;
m. 1151 to Blanche of Navarre (c.1133-1156), dau. of García Ramírez, King of Navarre;
d. Aug.31, 1158 at Toledo, Spain.
Buried at the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain.
Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), King of Castile, son of above;
b. Nov. 11, 1155 at Soria, Sapin;
m. c.1179 to Eleanor of England (1162-1214), dau. of Henry II, King of England;
d. Oct. 5, 1214 at Gutierre-Muñoz, Spain.
Buried at Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain.
Berengeria (1179/80-1246), Queen of Castile, dau of above;
b. 1179/80 at Burgos, Spain;
m. c.1198 to Alfonso IX (1171-1230), King of of León, son. of Ferdinand II, King of of León;
d. Nov. 8, 1246 at Las Huelgas near Burgos, Spain.
Buried at Capilla Real, Granada, Spain.
Ferdinand III "the Saint" (1199-1252), King of Catile and León, son of above;
b. Aug. 5, 1199 at Monastery of Valparaíso, Spain;
m. 1219 to Elisabeth of Swabia (1203-1235), dau. of Philip of Swabia, King of Germany;
d. May 30, 1252 at Seville, Spain.
Buried at Seville Cathedral, Spain.
