Hildegard 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | F |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| Dates | 773 (taq) / 774 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Hildigardis |
| Ethnicity | Frank |
| Locations | Francia (residence); Francia; Ticinum (N. Italy) (topographical) |
| Titles | Queen of the Franks (office) |
| Textual Sources | Annales Einhardenses, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895), pp. 3-115 (annals); Annales Laurissenses Maiores, ed. F. Kurze MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895) (annals); Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Hildegard 1 was the wife of Charlemagne (Karoulos 1); summoned by him with their sons to join him in Italy during the siege of Ticinum (Pavia): Lib. Pont. 97. 34. The siege began in October 773 and Karoulos 1 left in March 774; see Duchesne, Lib. Pont., p. 516, n. 27. The wife of Karoulos 1, Hildegard 1 died on 30 April 783: Annales Einhard. s.a. 783, Annales Laurissenses Maiores s.a. 783.
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