Enguerrand, an obscure potential Count, may have come from modern Belgium. He’s my 33 x great-grandfather
Tag: 8th Century
Carlos Magnus, Charlemagne, or the ‘Father of Europe’, was the first western Holy Roman Emperor after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
He is my 33 x great-grandfather.
At the limits of documented history, Gauslin of Maine is my 32nd x great-grand-father. Information is sparse because few records still exist.
Ermengarde was the wife of Louis I, Emperor of the West.
She is my 32 x great-grandmother.
Louis was the Emperor of the West following the Wars of Carolingian Succession. The ‘West’ refers to the western segment of Charlemagne’s empire and maps to most of modern-day France.
Rorrick was the Count of Maine, which included part of modern-day Brittany at the time. His daughter married Count Ranulf of Poitiers.
He is my 31 x great-grandfather.