Chalpaida

Chalpaida , also Alpais (Latin Chalpaidis ; † probably before 714 ) was the mother of Karl Martell . There is hardly any reliable information about chalpaida.

The place of their origin and their noble family are unknown. It is believed that she was the sister of the house keeper Dodo or a second cousin of Bertrada the Elder . Her birthplace is believed to be near Prüm .

Karl Martell emerged from a connection with Pippin the Middle . However, this is not a so-called Friedelehe , the existence of which research has rejected as a remote construct of the 1930s. However, it is controversial whether the connection between Chalpaidas and Pippin is a marriage or a concubinage. The Frankish caretaker Karl Martell was named after the Carolingian family , he is the father of Pippin the Younger and grandfather of Charlemagne . She is no longer mentioned in the arguments between her son Karl Martell and Plektrud . Hence it is believed that she died before her husband.

literature

Rudolf Schieffer : The Carolingians. 4th, revised and expanded edition. Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-17-019099-7 , pp. 33, 35, 37.

Remarks

↑ Martina Hartmann: The Queen in the Early Middle Ages. Stuttgart 2009, pp. 91 and 144f .; Andrea Esmyol: lover or wife? Concubines in the early Middle Ages. Cologne 2002, pp. 13–36. Matthias Becher: Merovingians and Carolingians. Darmstadt 2009, p. 50.
↑ Waltraud Joch: Legitimacy and Integration. Investigations into the beginnings of Karl Martell. Husum 1999, pp. 21-24. Waltraud Joch: Karl Martell - a minor heir to Pippin? In: Jörg Jarnut, Ulrich Nonn, Michael Richter (eds.): Karl Martell in his time. Sigmaringen 1994, pp. 149-169. Critical to the marriage of Sören Kaschke: The Carolingian divisions up to 831. Rulership practice and norms from a contemporary perspective. Hamburg 2006, pp. 76-81.

personal data
SURNAME	Chalpaida
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Alpais, Chalpaidis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mother of Karl Martell
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century
DATE OF DEATH	before 714

[1] Martina Hartmann: The Queen in the Early Middle Ages. Stuttgart 2009, pp. 91 and 144f .; Andrea Esmyol: lover or wife? Concubines in the early Middle Ages. Cologne 2002, pp. 13–36. Matthias Becher: Merovingians and Carolingians. Darmstadt 2009, p. 50.

[2] Waltraud Joch: Legitimacy and Integration. Investigations into the beginnings of Karl Martell. Husum 1999, pp. 21-24. Waltraud Joch: Karl Martell - a minor heir to Pippin? In: Jörg Jarnut, Ulrich Nonn, Michael Richter (eds.): Karl Martell in his time. Sigmaringen 1994, pp. 149-169. Critical to the marriage of Sören Kaschke: The Carolingian divisions up to 831. Rulership practice and norms from a contemporary perspective. Hamburg 2006, pp. 76-81.