Charibert of Laon
Charibert (also spelled Caribert and Heribert), Count of Laon, was the maternal grandfather of Charlemagne. Charibert was the father of Charlemagne's mother, Bertrada of Laon.[1]
Only Charibert's mother, Bertrada of Prüm, is known from contemporary records as the two signed the foundation act of the Abbey of Prüm in 721.[2] The same year, also with his mother, he made a donation to the Abbey of Echternach. Charibert's father was possibly Martin of Laon.
The name of Charibert's wife is not known. Charibert had at least two daughters:
- Bertrada of Laon, who married Pippin the Younger, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy and later king of the Franks.
- Gerberge, who married of Lambert de Treves von Hornbach.
Charibert died before 762, as stated in an act of his daughter and son-in-law.
References
- "Bertrade de Laon, Queen of the Franks", The British Museum
- Haubrichs, Wolfgang (1979). Die Kultur der Abtei Prüm zur Karolingerzeit. Röhrscheid. p. 31. ISBN 978-3792804018.
Sources
- Settipani, Christian. Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne. Paris. 1989.
- Settipani, Christian, Addendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne, 1990 (PDF)
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