Rotrud
Rotrud (Hruodtrud) (* probably 775; † June 6, 810 ) was the eldest daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard . Rotrud had eight siblings, including the sisters Bertha and Gisela and two other sisters (Adelheid and Hildegard) who died in infancy and Karl's brothers later successors Ludwig , Karl , Pippin , who was initially called Karl-mann, and Lothar, who died early.
In 781 she was at the instigation of the Byzantine Empress Irene with Constantine VI. engaged. Rotrud was taught in Greek by the eunuch Elissaios . The wedding did not take place, however, and Rotrud stayed with her sisters at Karl's court. Together with her sisters, she accompanies her father to various parties and banquets, as well as to hunting parties. She was also present at his coronation as emperor in 800. Rotrud and her sisters were the center of the court at the time.
From her connection with the Neustrian nobleman Rorico (also Rorich ), later Count of Maine , previously Count of Rennes , came from Ludwig (* around 800, † 867), the later abbot of Saint-Denis ( Rorgonids )
literature
- Charlotte Gschwind, Rotrud, in: Lexikon des Mittelalters Volume VII, Column 1054
- Stefan Weinfurter, Charlemagne. The holy barbarian, Munich, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of Charlemagne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 775 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 810 |