Irmingard of Hespengau
Irmingard (also Ermengard ) von Hespengau (* around 780; † October 3, 818 in Angers , also buried there) was the first wife of the future Emperor Ludwig the Pious since 794 .
Irmingard was the daughter of a Count Ingram , about whose life nothing is known. In 794 she was betrothed to Ludwig , the fourth son of Emperor Charlemagne , whom she finally married in 798. Pope Hadrian I anointed Louis King of Aquitaine in 781 . Since his three older brothers Pippin , Karl and Pippin died in 810 and 811 respectively, Irmingard was now the wife of the heir to the imperial crown. Her father-in-law, Charlemagne, died in 814 and Ludwig succeeded him. In 816, Irmingard was crowned empress by Pope Stephan IV in Reims . She died two years later.
The marriage resulted in six children, including Emperor Lothar I , Pippin I , King of Aquitaine, and Ludwig II , King of the East Franconian Empire.
literature
- Brigitte Kasten : Empresses in Carolingian times . In: Amalie Fößel (Ed.): The Empresses of the Middle Ages . Pustet, Regensburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-7917-2360-0 , pp. 11-34, especially pp. 11-13 .
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luitgard |
Roman-German Empress 816 to 818 |
Judith |
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luitgard | Queen of the Franconian Empire 814–818 |
Judith |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hespengau, Irmingard from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ermengard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first wife of Louis the Pious |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 780 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 818 |
| Place of death | Angers |