Pippin, king of Italy

Originally named Carloman, he was renamed Pippin when made king of Italy.

Events

Date of Birth: 777.

The date is given by père Anselme (1:48), by Settipani (1993, p. 211), and by Baldwin. Schieffer states that Pippin was four years old when he was baptized in 781.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Baptism: 781.

Place of Baptism: Rome.

The date and place are given by père Anselme (1:48) and Schieffer.

Date of Death: 8 July 810.

Place of Death: Milan.

The date and place are given by père Anselme (1:48), by Settipani (1993, p. 211), by Baldwin, and by Schieffer.

Place of Burial: Verona, San Zeno Maggiore.

The place is given by père Anselme (1:48) and by Settipani (1993, p. 211).

Relationships

Father: Charlemagne (748 - 814), emperor.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:48), by Baldwin, by Settipani (1993, p. 211), and by Schieffer.

Mother: Hildegard (died 783), sister of count Gerold.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:48), by Baldwin, by Settipani (1993, p. 204), and by Schieffer.

Mistress: Chrothais.

This relationship is given by Settipani (1993, pp. 211-212), who states that she is doubtlessly the near relative of Adalhard de Corbie and his half-brother Wala. Schieffer notes that a recent hypothesis by J. Fried makes her Theodrada, the younger sister of Adalhard and Wala.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin and from Settipani.)

Bernard (about 797 - 17 April 818), king of Italy, married Kunigund.

Adélaïde/Adelheid, (about 798 - after 810).

Atula (born about 800-810, died after 810).

Gundrada (born about 800-810, died after 810).

Berthaid (born about 800-810, died after 810).

Theodrada (born about 800-810, died after 810).

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Pépin (Carloman)” in The Henry Project.

Schieffer, Rudolf. “Pippin”, in Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001), S. 472 [Onlinefassung].

Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).