The House of Wittelsbach

Members of the family reigned as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria (1180–1918), Counts Palatine of the Rhine (1214–1803 and 1816–1918), Margraves of Brandenburg (1323–1373), Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland (1345–1432), Elector-Archbishops of Cologne (1583–1761), Dukes of Jülich and Berg (1614–1794/1806), Kings of Sweden (1441–1448 and 1654–1720) and Dukes of Bremen-Verden (1654–1719).


The family also provided two Holy Roman Emperors (1328–1347/1742–1745), one King of the Romans (1400–1410), two Anti-Kings of Bohemia (1619–20/1742–43), one King of Hungary (1305–1309), one King of Denmark and Norway (1440–1447) and one King of Greece (1832–1862).
- from Wikipedia


The first member of this family that married into a direct descendant of Charlemagne is Otto II, Pfalzgraf von Bayern who married Heilika von Lengenfeld which can be traced the descend as below :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Pippin I (Karlmann), King of Italy 781-810 - (Bertha?)
3. Bernhard I, King of Italy 813-817 - Kunigund
4. Pippin, Comte de Senlis, Peronne and St.Quintin - NN (unnamed wife)
5. Heribert I, Comte de Vermandois - Bertha de Morvois
6. Heribert II, Comte de Meaux, Soissons et Vermandois - Adela|Liegarde|Hildebrante of Neustria
7. Liutgarde|Ledgard de Vermandois - Thibaut I 'the Deceiver', Comte de Blois et Chartres
8. Emma de Blois - Guillaume II-IV 'Fier à bras', Duc d'Aquitaine, Comte de Poitou
9. Guillaume III-V 'le Grand', Duc d'Aquitaine 996-1030, Comte de Poitou - Agnes de Bourgogne
10. Agnès de Poitou - Heinrich III, Holy Roman Emperor (1046-1056)
11. Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1084-1106) - Berta de Savoie
12. Agnes von Franken - Friedrich I, Herzog von Schwaben 1079-1105
13. Heilika|Hadewig von Staufen - Friedrich III von Pettendorf, Herr von Hopfenhohe-Pettendorf-Lengenfeld
14. Heilika von Lengenfeld - Otto II, Pfalzgraf von Bayern

This royal house had been title holder of :

• Holy Roman Emperor
• King of the Romans
• King of Denmark
• King of Sweden
• King of Norway
• King of Greece
• King of Bavaria
• Duke of Bavaria
• Elector of Bavaria
• Elector of the Palatinate
• Elector of Cologne

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The House of Württemberg

From Leo's page the progenitor of this house is one called Ulrich I 'the Founder', Graf von Württemberg, he would marry first Mathilde von Baden, Heiress of Stuttgart and secondly to Agnes von Schlesien-Liegnitz who happens to be both direct descendants of Charlemagne.


On the first marriage, the male line would died out immediately after the son didn't marry but would continue on the female line. Here's the descents of Mathilde, we can trace more than 2 descents but below are the shortest.

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
3. Charles 'the Bald', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875-877 - Ermentrudis of Orléans
4. Louis II 'the Stammerer', King of West-France 877-879 - Adelheid
5. Charles III 'the Simple', King of France 898-923 - Eadgifu of Wessex
6. Louis IV 'd'Outremer', King of France 936-945 - Gerberga von Sachsen
7. Charles, Duc de Lorraine - Adela
8. Ermengarde|Aleide de Lorraine - Albert I, Comte de Namur
9. Hadwide de Namur - Gerhard, Duke of Upper-Lorraine
10. Thierry II, Duke of Lorraine 1070-1115 - Hedwig, Gräfin von Formbach
11. Simon I, Duke of Lorraine 1115-1138 - Adelheid de Louvain
12. Bertha de Lorraine - Hermann III 'der Grosse', Herr von Baden und Lintburg, Markgraf of Verona
13. Hermann IV, Markgraf von Baden und Verona - Bertha (von Tübingen)
14. Hermann V, Markgraf von Baden, Verona zu Hachberg - Irmengard am Rhein
15. Mathilde von Baden, Heiress of Stuttgart - Ulrich I 'the Founder', Graf von Württemberg

This descent is thru "Henry the Lion" who descended from Gisla de France, a daughter of "Louis the Pious" from his second marriage.

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
3. Gisla de France - Eberhard I, Margrave of Friaul
4. Berengar I, Holy Roman Emperor (915-924), Margrave of Friaul - Bertila of Spoleto
5. Gisela of Friaul - Adalbert 'the Rich', Margrave of Ivrea
6. Berengar II, King of Italy - Willa of Tuscany
7. Susanna 'Rozala' of Italy - Arnulf II, Graaf van Vlaanderen 973-987
8. Baudouin IV, Graaf van Vlaanderen 987-1035 - Eleanor|Ainor|Judith of Normandy
9. Judith van Vlaanderen - Welf IV, Herzog von Bayern 1070-1101
10. Heinrich 'the Black', Herzog von Bayern 1120-1126 - Wulfhild von Sachsen
11. Heinrich 'the Proud', Herzog von Bayern 1126-1139 und Sachsen 1136-1139 - Gertrud von Süpplinburg
12. Heinrich 'the Lion', Herzog von Sachsen 1142-1195 und Bayern 1154-1195 - Matilda of England
13. Heinrich I, Pfalzgraf am Rhein 1195-1227 - Agnes von Hohenstaufen
14. Irmengard am Rhein - Hermann V, Markgraf von Baden, Verona zu Hachberg
15. Mathilde von Baden, Heiress of Stuttgart - Ulrich I 'the Founder', Graf von Württemberg

As for the descent of Agnes (2nd marriage) of Ulrich, we can trace 2 descents with the shortest route. This marriage would produce the male lines that survived until the modern times.

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Reginar II, Count in Hainault - Aelis de Bourgogne
7. Reginar III, Count in Hainault - Adela de Louvain
8. Lambert I, Comte de Louvain 976-1015 - Gerberga of Lower-Lorraine
9. Lambert II, Comte de Louvain - Oda of Lower-Lorraine
10. Adela de Louvain - Otto, Graf von Weimar, Markgraf von Meissen
11. Adelheid, Heiress of Orlamünde - Adalbert, Graf von Ballenstedt
12. Otto, Graf von Ballenstedt - Eilica von Sachsen
13. Albrecht 'the Bear', Herzog von Sachsen 1138-1142 - Sophia von Winzenburg
14. Bernhard III, Herzog von Sachsen 1180-1212 - Judith of Poland
15. Heinrich I, Fürst von Anhalt - Irmgard von Thüringen
16. Hedwig von Anhalt - Boleslaw II von Schlesien, Herzog von Liegnitz
17. Agnes von Schlesien-Liegnitz - Ulrich I 'the Founder', Graf von Württemberg

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Reginar II, Count in Hainault - Aelis de Bourgogne
7. NN - Nevelung, Graf in der Betuwe
8. Rudolf, Graf in der Betuwe - NN von Vliermal
9. Giselbert, Graf von Looz - Erlende de Jodoigne
10. Emmo|Immo, Graf von Looz - Irmengard
11. Arnold I, Graf von Looz, Burggraf of Mainz - Agnes von Mainz
12. Ludwig I, Graf von Looz, Burggraf von Mainz - Agnes von Metz
13. Agnes von Looz - Otto I 'der Rotkopf', Herzog von Bayern
14. Sophie von Bayern - Hermann I, Landgraf von Thüringen 1190-1217
15. Irmgard von Thüringen - Heinrich I, Fürst von Anhalt
16. Hedwig von Anhalt - Boleslaw II von Schlesien, Herzog von Liegnitz
17. Agnes von Schlesien-Liegnitz - Ulrich I 'the Founder', Graf von Württemberg

This house would bear the titles :

• Count of Württemberg
• Duke of Württemberg
• Elector of Württemberg
• King of Württemberg
• King of Lithuania

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The House of de Vere

This family from England held the title of Lord Great Chamberlain & Earl of Oxford. They make the Charlemagne connection when Aubrey de Vere, Great Chamberlain of England married Alice de Clare who is a 12th generation descendant of Charlemagne.

Alice's descent :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine 928-939 - Gerberga von Sachsen
7. Alverade de Lorraine - Ragenold|Renaud, Comte de Roucy
8. Ebles I, Comte de Roucy - Beatrice de Hainault
9. Adèle (Alice) de Roucy, Heiress of Roucy - Hildouin IV de Montdidier, Comte de Roucy
10. Marguerite de Montdidier - Hugues de Clermont dit de Mouchy, Seigneur de Creil
11. Adelize de Clermont - Gilbert FitzRichard de Tonbridge, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge and Cardigan
12. Alice de Clare - Aubrey de Vere, Great Chamberlain of England

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The House of Nassau

"Count Dudo-Henry of Laurenburg (ca. 1060 – ca. 1123) is considered the founder of the House of Nassau" (-from wikipedia). He produces 2 sons and a daughter but only his son Ruprecht I, Graf von Laurenburg would be the ancestor patrilineally of the Nassau House and upon his marriage to Beatrix von Limburg would mixed with the descendant of Charlemagne.

Cadet houses were :

• House of Nassau-Weilburg
• House of Orange-Nassau
• House of Nassau-Corroy

Beatrix's descent from Charlemagne :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
3. Charles 'the Bald', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875-877 - Ermentrudis of Orléans
4. Louis II 'the Stammerer', King of West-France 877-879 - Adelheid
5. Ermentrud of Westfranken - NN (unknown husband)
6. Kunegund - Wigerich, Graf im Bidgau und Ardennengau
7. Siegfried, Graf 'von Luxemburg' - Hadwig
8. Friedrich, Graf in Moselgau & Lutzelburg - (Irmtrud) von Gleiberg
9. Friedrich, Graf von Luxemburg, Duke of Lower-Lorraine - Gerberge de Boulogne
10. Judith|Jutta von Luxemburg - Walram|Waleran|Udo, Graf von Limburg
11. Heinrich I, Graf von Limburg, Duke of Lower-Lorraine - NN von Arlon
12. Walram III Paganus, Graf von Limburg, Graf von Arlon - Judith van Wassenberg, Heiress of Wassenberg
13. Beatrix von Limburg - Ruprecht I, Graf von Laurenburg

Members of this house would bear the titles :

• King of the Netherlands
• King of England, Scotland and Ireland
• Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• Duke of Nassau
• Duke of Limburg
• Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
• Prince of Orange
• Fürst of Nassau-Orange
• Fürst of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
• Princely Count of Nassau-Dietz
• Count of Nassau-Weilburg
• Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
• Stadtholder in the Netherlands

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The Robertians (Capet & Babenberg)

The Robertians made it's first contact with Charlemagne's descendant when Adela|Liegarde|Hildebrante of Neustria (daughter of Robert I, King of France) married Heribert II, Comte de Meaux, Soissons et Vermandois a direct descendant of Charlemagne thru Bernhard I, King of Italy. This line would eventually died out in the male line after 4th generation but continue in the female line.

The Robertians are the forebears of the House of Capet.

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Pippin I (Karlmann), King of Italy 781-810 - (Bertha?)
3. Bernhard I, King of Italy 813-817 - Kunigund
4. Pippin, Comte de Senlis, Peronne and St.Quintin - NN (unknown wife)
5. Heribert I, Comte de Vermandois - Bertha de Morvois
6. Heribert II, Comte de Meaux, Soissons et Vermandois - Adela|Liegarde|Hildebrante of Neustria

They would bear the titles :

• Kings of West Francia
• Dukes of the Franks
• Dukes of Burgundy
• Margraves of Neustria
• Counts of Paris
• Counts of Hesbaye
• Counts of Orléans
• Counts of Worms

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The House of Plantagenet

Reading from wikipedia, you will discover that this house produces the more unpopular Angevins who started as counts of Anjou in France and would later moved to England and called themselves "Plantagenets", eventually divide into the House of York and House of Lancaster and fight for the right to rule England in what we now popularly called "Wars of the Roses".

From Leo's site the first proven ancestor is one Hugues du Perche, who married Béatrix de Mâcon 8th generation direct descendant of Charlemagne.

Beatrix's descent :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine 928-939 - Gerberga von Sachsen
7. Alverade de Lorraine - Ragenold|Renaud, Comte de Roucy
8. Ermentrud|Irmgard de Roucy - Aubry II, Comte de Mâcon et Salins
9. Béatrix de Mâcon - Hugues du Perche

The house would bear the titles of :

• King of England
• King of France (claim)
• King of the Romans (titular)
• Lord of Ireland
• Prince of Wales
• Duke of Aquitaine
• Duke of Normandy
• Duke of Brittany
• Count of Anjou
• Count of Maine
• Count of Nantes
• Count of Poitou
• Lord of Cyprus

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The House of Hupaldinger (Hucpaldinger)

They are the first recorded dynasty to held the title of Counts of Dillingen and later Counts of Kyburg (Kiburg) through marriage. Their descendant would mixed with those of Charlemagne through the sons of Hartmann III, Graf von Kyburg und Dillingen who married into direct descendants of Charlemagne. 

First, Adalbert III, Graf von Dillingen married Heilika von Bayern, they would eventually produce a son and a daughter but died out in the male line when the son did not produce a male heir, but their descendants would produce the likes of Herzog von Teck, Graf zu Leiningen-Dagsburg, Graf von Mansfeld, Graf zu Fürstenberg, Graf von Gleichen, Kurfürst von Brandenburg, Graf von Hohenzollern, Graf zu Castell and more.

Second son Ulrich, Graf von Kyburg married Anna von Zähringen, who descends from Louis the Pious through his son Charles the Bald. This line would eventually died out in the male line when their 2 great grandsons died young.

Heilika's descent :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Reginar II, Count in Hainault - Aelis de Bourgogne
7. Unnamed daughter - Nevelung, Graf in der Betuwe
8. Rudolf, Graf in der Betuwe - NN von Vliermal
9. Giselbert, Graf von Looz - Erlende de Jodoigne
10. Emmo|Immo, Graf von Looz - Irmengard
11. Arnold I, Graf von Looz, Burggraf of Mainz - Agnes von Mainz
12. Ludwig I, Graf von Looz, Burggraf von Mainz - Agnes von Metz
13. Agnes von Looz - Otto I 'der Rotkopf', Herzog von Bayern
14. Heilika von Bayern - Adalbert III, Graf von Dillingen

Anna's descent :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
3. Charles 'the Bald', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875-877 - Ermentrudis of Orléans
4. Louis II 'the Stammerer', King of West-France 877-879 - Adelheid
5. Ermentrud of Westfranken - NN (unknown husband)
6. Kunegund - Wigerich, Graf im Bidgau und Ardennengau
7. Siegfried, Graf 'von Luxemburg' - Hadwig
8. Friedrich, Graf in Moselgau & Lutzelburg - (Irmtrud) von Gleiberg
9. Giselbert, Graf von Salm und Luxemburg - NN (unknown wife)
10. Konrad I, Graf von Luxemburg - Clémence de Poitou, Heiress of Gleiberg
11. Ermesinde, Comtesse de Luxembourg 1136 - Godefroid, Comte de Namur
12. Clemence de Namur - Konrad I, Herzog von Zähringen and Burgundy
13. Berchtold IV, Herzog von Zähringen - Heilwig von Froburg
14. Anna von Zähringen - Ulrich, Graf von Kyburg

Thanks to Leo for his extensive efforts.

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The House of Bjelbo (House of Folkung)

Upon the marriage of Folke 'the Fat', Jarl in Sweden to Ingegerd of Denmark, the Bjelbo make the connection to Charlemagne - The Father of Europe, all the reigning royal houses of Europe can trace their descent from him. 

"The House of Bjelbo (Swedish: Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung (Folkungaätten), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings. It also provided three kings of Norway, and one king of Denmark in the 14th century"
- from Wikipedia

Ingegerd's descent from Charlemagne is thru Gisla de France a daughter of Louis the Pious from his second marriage to Judith which in turn a daughter of Welf the progenitor of the Elder House of Welf.

Her descent is something like this.

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Judith
3. Gisla de France - Eberhard I, Margrave of Friaul
4. Berengar I, Holy Roman Emperor (915-924), Margrave of Friaul - Bertila of Spoleto
5. Gisela of Friaul - Adalbert 'the Rich', Margrave of Ivrea
6. Berengar II, King of Italy - Willa of Tuscany
7. Susanna 'Rozala' of Italy - Arnulf II, Graaf van Vlaanderen 973-987
8. Baudouin IV, Graaf van Vlaanderen 987-1035 - Otgiva de Luxembourg
9. Baudouin V, Graaf van Vlaanderen 1035-1067 - Adèle de France
10. Robert I 'the Friesian', Graaf van Vlaanderen 1072-1093 - Gertrud von Sachsen
11. Adele van Vlaanderen, Regent of Apulia 1111-1115 - Knud IV 'the Saint', King in Denmark 1080-1086
12. Ingegerd of Denmark - Folke 'the Fat', Jarl in Sweden

More here.

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The House of Schaumburg (von Holstein)

The von Holstein (the House of Schaumburg) family came into contact with Charlemagne through the marriage of Adolf II, Graf von Holstein to Mechtilde von Schwarzburg-Käfernburg herself a descendant of Charlemagne thru Louis the Pious. 

Adolf II was a son of Adolf I, who was the first Graf von Schauenburg from 1106 and the second Graf von Holstein from 1111 and the progenitor of House of Schaumburg.

Mechtild's descent :

1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814 - Hildegardis
2. Louis I 'the Pious', Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814-840 - Irmingard|Ermengard
3. Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor (823-855), King of Lotharingia - Irmgard de Tours
4. Irmingard|Irmgard - Giselbert, Count in Maasgau
5. Reginar I, Duke of Lorraine, Count in Hainault - Alberade
6. Reginar II, Count in Hainault - Aelis de Bourgogne
7. Reginar III, Count in Hainault - Adela de Louvain
8. Lambert I, Comte de Louvain 976-1015 - Gerberga of Lower-Lorraine
9. Lambert II, Comte de Louvain - Oda of Lower-Lorraine
10. Adela de Louvain - Otto, Graf von Weimar, Markgraf von Meissen
11. Kunigunde, Heiress of Beichlingen - Jaropolk Pjotr Isjaslawitsch, Prince of Wladimir & Turow
12. (Mechtild) von Wladimir, Heiress of Beichlingen - Günther I, Graf von Schwarzburg
13. Sizzo, Graf von Schwarzburg, Graf von Käfernburg - unknown woman
14. Mechtilde von Schwarzburg-Käfernburg - Adolf II, Graf von Holstein 1130-1164

CHARLEMAGNE is considered the "Father of Europe" (Pater Europae).

My ever reliable source is here.

Thanks to Leo.

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