Charlemagne’s Many Wives & Concubines

[@LindsayHoliday]

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[@areiaaphrodite]

Not Linsey putting a pic of Anne of Cleves next to Charlemagne's 2nd wife, saying "Same!" 😂😂😂 The petty lol

[@brookedonaldson1354]

😂😂😂

[@leeannproctor47]

Henry the 8th would certainly be jealous of Charlemagne's polygamy.

[@areiaaphrodite]

@@leeannproctor47 He'd be more jealous of the fact that Charlemagne had 4 legitimate sons 😅

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

His first 2 wives got screwed.

[@noorbohamad5796]

@@areiaaphroditeonly one of whom outlived their dad

[@leemarshall348]

Irene as “the one who got away” is hilarious😭😭

[@vanessaarzate8463]

Katy Perry reference 😀

[@cameronmoore2713]

Do the youths not realize that was a common phrase in the english lexicon before Katy perry?

[@vanessaarzate8463]

@@cameronmoore2713 All right now I remember. Sorry I'm just remembering the song

[@ledam2654]

They know. Them jokingly referring to the song does not mean they don't know.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Irene was smart to turn him down.

[@Laramaria2]

Anne of Cleves making a cameo was genius 😂

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Anne of cleves was way later after Charlemagne.

[@leeannproctor47]

Wonder if Charlemagne would've appreciated anne of cleves if he had met her?

[@Laramaria2]

​@@lilacgirl-z8w obviously. It was a joke due to the similarities of both cases.

[@DragonHeir92]

Lindsay, you just explained the word "Byzantine" better than ANY of my history professors.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Lmfao

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I hope lindsey goes further into the byzantine empire.

[@leeannproctor47]

I've taken an interest in the byzantine empire.

[@mirjanamilojevic7747]

And here you are the true origin of the name... Byzantine was the name of the city in East Roman empire , mistaken by later history as the capital of the same.... Ergo to this day nomenclature of that time and part of the world that was never found in authentic documents of the Era...

[@katherinebarlow6446]

I hope you eventually do a video on his daughters. There are a lot of interesting research articles about the kind of power they wielded, to the point that their brother had them shut away.

[@heatherpedersen6627]

Oh that would be interesting

[@kpopbreezes]

Isn't it it because their brothers feared they would have powerful brother in laws?

[@katherinebarlow6446]

@@kpopbreezes Brother, singular by that point. Louis the Pious had a lot less to worry about in terms of power consolidation compared to other Carolingian and Merovingian princes - he was the only surviving heir. And these women were older by the time he came to power - less likely to have children. He still shut them up. Now, powerful brother in laws could still be a major motivation and they no doubt were (note though that many of these women had common law husbands) but a few historians, Janet Nelson in particular, theorize that Charlemagne's female relatives - mother, sister, wives, daughters - actually wielded a lot of power compared to later Carolingian queens. Because their power came solely from Charlemagne, he trusted administration to them in a way he didn't trust other powerful nobles. He also left on campaign a lot and they were frequently the ruling class left behind to govern. And they were highly educated. They might have played a huge role in the "bureaucracy", such as it was, of his rule, running his court and controlling access to him. We don't know for sure. But chroniclers were really weird in talking about them, and after Charlemagne's death, great pains were taken to remove them. Kinda a red flag for feminist historians. Another theory is that court women in general had a lot more power that waned over time as power became more formalized, starting with Louis the Pious. There were several extremely powerful Merovingian queens, for example - Clotilde, Aregunde, Brunhilde, Fredegund, Bathilde. All good topics for videos, btw.

[@dianahaugh7521]

And examine the rumors at the time that he was way too loving with his daughters

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

What happened to Charlemagne's daughters?

[@dianahaugh7521]

You did well to point out that Charlemagne was clean shaven and short haired. Pictures of a bearded long haired Charlemagne are as Anachronistic as the pictures of him in Sixreenth century plate armor. The notion of illegitimacy was not well defined in the Frankish Empire and it does not appear in Salic Law. Polygamy was legal and Marriage did not become a sacrament until the Twelfth Century, although the clergy tried to promote Christian ideals of one legal wife, Charlemagne wasn’t having it, especially since many of the clergy had wives. I was pleased to see you mention Friedelehe, one of the three forms of marriage recognized among the Franks. (Ehe) means marriage. Friedelehe, friends marriage, offered some rights to the woman, but was not sanctioned by the Church. Neither was Raubehe-marriage by seizure. Salic law prescribed a fine to be paid to the girls father in cases of Raubehe. (Raub is the root for rape, meaning stolen). The third form of marriage was marriage by contract. All three forms of marriage were legal under Salic Law, although not accepted by the Church. So in Charlemagne’s eyes- and according to the Law- all his women were legal and all his children were legitimate. Church historians in the years following his death tried to impose their views, aided by Louis the Pious who wanted all his rivals de legitimized

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I wonder if I would think him attractive if I met him?

[@dianahaugh7521]

@@lilacgirl-z8w everyone did. Well, maybe not for long. Not after he had used and discarded you, packing you off to a nunnery while keeping your children

[@leeannproctor47]

I love these unique female names.

[@dtschuor459]

Very illuminating. Thanks for taking the time to type all that out. I’ve always just known the bare bones facts about the Carolingian Empire, so find any info helpful. It explains the evolution into why the later Empires expended so much energy into establishing legitimacy. Of course, with the obvious benefit being less turmoil as you transition from one ruler to the next.

[@amysbees6686]

Hence the benefits of primogeniture.

[@BirteBohling]

Greetings from Lower Saxony, where this Frankish king is referred to as "der Sachsenschlächter" (the slaughterer of Saxons). His Saxon oponent Widukind would make an excellent topic for a future video.

[@freddyme953]

That would be awesome . Widukind is rumored to be buried in Enger Church, near Herford , and thats near to where i live

[@timelordvictorious]

How do you feel about Charlemagne when he supposedly killed lot of Saxons?

[@freddyme953]

@@timelordvictorious Well for me, he is a medieval king ,who lived and acted in a way he thought was right for his time. These peoples were mortal enemies. It's been more than 1200 years since then. Germany is a united country now , and while there are big cultural differences between for example northern germans like people living in Schleswig-Holstein and south germans like bavarians, its not like we hate each other. At least i don't. Sure there are some jokes and predudices like Schwabians are stingy or people from Hamburg only eat fish, but I guess other countries have those too

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Charlemagne was a warlord so I think him a scumbag.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Dark ages was a murderous time.

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

who else like Lindsay

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

I like history calling and Lindsey Holliday.

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I agree. I love both. ​@@DarthDread-oh2ne

[@dalehoward3704]

I love her narrations --great voice and storyteller.

[@leeannproctor47]

Lindsey Introduced me to historical figures I've never heard of before.

[@Elizabeth-tq7qw]

The Anne of Cleves cameo is *chef’s kiss* especially since there was a king-pope feud over ending a marriage

[@leeannproctor47]

That was funny.

[@nuotatorre8741]

8:58 Fun Fact in Italian Desiderata literally means "To have been desired". Soemthing poor Desiderata seem to have been not

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I love that name.

[@leeannproctor47]

I hope Desiderata didn't love him.

[@wyattbutler1147]

A video on empress Irene? Must be something impressive and I'd love to learn more

[@leeannproctor47]

I'm on that bandwagon.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Look to irene of athens.

[@teddy9770]

The one time he quarreled with his mother WASN'T when he stole her grand-son's throne and had him, his brother and their mom disappear?!?

[@kristinakjellgren9839]

Royal logic is very different! Like the Cleopatra who married her uncle, despite him already being married to her mother! And him having murderd both her full male sibling/cousin and his own heir the male halfsibling/cousin her mother had had with him!

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I see what you mean.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I feel bad for that mother.

[@AC-th4ci]

When Lindsay said all modern people of European descent are related to Charlemagne, my knee-jerk reaction was like "Wow, that's crazy, I wish I was related to Charlemagne." Took me a second to realize that being a white American (with German great-grandparents) DOES count as European descent 😂 I don't really get to personally relate to a lot of these European history videos, so that's pretty cool.

[@RedPanda79]

This is the majority of Americans since many of us black Americans has 20 to 25% European DNA. I have 24% but no one would know looking at me. But mine is Irish 🤔

[@gnostic268]

I have French ancestors because of the French voyageurs who traveled in the Northern Plains but the rest of my ancestors are Lakota (Sioux) but I have no interest in tracing my French ancestors. My Lakota ancestors are so much better in every way.

[@noorbohamad5796]

@@gnostic268oh cool how nice

[@mimisor66]

Quite exxagerated to call ALL modern Europeans as related to Charlemagne, as his empire was only over a part of Europe. Maybe say many Western Europeans are related to Charlemagne?

[@noorbohamad5796]

@@mimisor66 well he lived and died over a thousand years ago so he almost definitely has very many many MANY descendants

[@carlylewis7088]

Really interesting video. More on these old kingdoms please 🙏🏻

[@Ravenproctor2966]

How much of what we believe is actually truth.

[@leeannproctor47]

How many of these women were actually real?

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I'm surprised Charlemagne didn't cut off the catholic church like henry the 8th.

[@llouie4999]

Great video! I learned about Charlemagne in middle school World History but don't remember all that much anymore. Very much enjoyed getting a zippy tour through his wives, concubines, and other women of his life

[@Ravenproctor2966]

My world history class spoke of Charlemagne briefly.

[@leeannproctor47]

I wouldn't take any marriage classes from him.

[@taimasplash]

thank you! I watch these during my breakfast and this came exactly when I finished frying my eggs lol. charlemagne has been such an interesting figure for me despite not knowing much about him. wonderfully done as always, Lindsay! :)

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I didn't know he killed people who wouldn't convert to Christianity.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

A bad role model on how to be royal.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

The Hitler of the Saxons.

[@alexysadams5302]

Love this channel! Can’t wait to see more European queen consorts and other European dynasties in the future! Congrats Lindsay on almost 1 million! Huge fan since 2020!

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Less about the English queens please.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I want to see more Spanish and French queens.

[@ShannonStevens-gl7le]

My teen and I are excited to watch this! We (like most watching) descend from this great man! And my DNA shows us as German\ french, but we can't find any family that lived in either country. In old family records before we were described as "german" we were identified as franks, or frankish. Now our family group is specifically called "german speaking russians". Just an interesting aside from the autism rabbit hole....💖🇨🇦

[@tinatin7949]

Здравствуйте. Я из России, и я - русская. Скажите, а почему вас называют немецкоязычные русские? Hello. I am from Russia, and I am Russian. Tell me, why do they call you German-speaking Russians?

[@ShannonStevens-gl7le]

I'm not very clear honestly, I speak english, and live in canada😀 But we lived many generations in the area I think is now the crimea. I can trace my direct ancestors back to the same farm or coordinates, all the way back to the 1600's. Records have identified previous generations nationalities as russian, as soviet, as Ukrainian, and way back, as prussian depending on the year. I think it just refers to us speaking Russian but not being genetically russian? I'm currently learning my family history so I can't answer that fully unfortunately.

[@danaglabeman6919]

I'm German speaking Russian, also known as the Germans of Russia. Catherine the Great, who was German, invited our families to come settle in eastern Ukraine and the surrounding Russian sub-regions. Most of us are originally from Bavaria. We never assimilated to the local Cossack culture and stayed ethnically, genetically and linguistically distinct. Then in the late 1800s, Tsar Alexander III carried out pogroms against anyone ethnically non-Russian, with the most famous being anti-Jewish of course, but the Germans of Russia were targeted by pogroms too. Villages were burned and people killed: my great-great-grandfather saw his mother and several siblings murdered. After that there was a mass migration to the Dakotas, Montana, Wisconson, Minnesota, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan to escape the pogroms. Even then we kept ourselves pretty segregated: it wasn't until after WWII that Germans from Russia started marrying other local immigrant ethnic groups like Swedes and Norse.

[@tinatin7949]

@@ShannonStevens-gl7le спасибо за ответ. Вы дали мне развёрнутый ответ, хоть и сочли его неполным. Вы - молодец что так глубоко начали изучать историю своей семьи. Всего хорошего вам и вашим близким. @ShannonStevens-gl7le thank you for your reply. You gave me a detailed answer, even though you considered it incomplete. You are great for starting to study your family history so deeply. All the best to you and your loved ones.

[@tinatin7949]

@@danaglabeman6919 спасибо за ответ. Да, я знаю о таком распоряжении Екатерины Великой, бывшей из немецкой местности Цербст. И мне жаль что вашу семью постигло такое несчастье. А ещё, честно, мне приятно что вы говорите по-русски, хоть и живёте на другом континенте. Всего вам и вашим близким хорошего.@danaglabeman6919 thanks for the reply. Yes, I know about such an order of Catherine the Great, who was from the German town of Zerbst. And I am sorry that such a misfortune befell your family. And honestly, I am glad that you speak Russian, even though you live on another continent. All the best to you and your loved ones.

[@sirwelch9991]

I knew Hildegard of the Vinzgau was the most special one because of her impact. Anyway good video!

[@leeannproctor47]

Hildegard was the jane seymour of Charlemagne's empire.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Queen Caroline wife of George ii

[@TEDrew]

Happy Tuesday You know what that Means? Another Amazing Lindsay Holiday Video! I will always love listening to your beautiful voice and knowing more about the history of each famous Monarchs and US Presidents

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I hope to see US first ladies soon.

[@Whyisitsohardtofindagoodhandle]

This is literally perfect timing, I’m currently learning about Charlemagne in class rn

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I'm familiar with the fairy tales surrounding him.

[@leeannproctor47]

My high school didn't go into depth about the Carolingian empire.

[@medusagorgon9]

A count oversees a county!!! I NEVER knew that! Much appreciated for mentioning it. I love learning the historical background of words.💓

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Did Charlemagne come up with the idea of dukes, counts, and barons?

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Or maybe it was is ancestor clovis.

[@scottyb8392]

Oh man. I can't stop the Pippin soundtrack playing in my head...

[@saradecapua3264]

Corner of the Sky.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

What soundtrack are you talking about?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Just is time as always Lindsay! You always make My tuesdays better! Love from Colombia ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@Ravenproctor2966]

You have a great eye on history podcasts.

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

this guy needs his own tv series

[@leeannproctor47]

I totally agree.

[@llshadygal6451]

I would love a series going over the French monarchy from the start with Charlemagne ❤❤❤

[@Laramaria2]

It would be nice

[@summeroflove394]

I've been requesting this for years now

[@Ravenproctor2966]

He was the Alexander the great of the dark ages.

[@br00kynn.babyyy]

I’m always so excited on a Tuesday because I know that Lindsay will post a new video 🤍🤍

[@leeannproctor47]

I love her broad interest in world history.

[@laikacons]

These women have incredible stories. I love that about history

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

So many of these women's histories are lost which is a tragedy.

[@leeannproctor47]

Wish I knew more of himiltrude.

[@laikacons]

@@lilacgirl-z8w yes! It’s tragic that these stories are lost over time. But even with little information available to the general public about these women, Lindsey is able to tell their stories

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

@@laikacons That's what I felt while doing my family tree. So many of the women just kind of disappeared in history, which just broke my heart. They were people with hopes and dreams, but there's nothing left of their stories now, just names and dates.

[@markwithlove]

i just finished rewatching the holy roman emperors series for the third time 😂

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Who is your favorite holy Roman emperor?

[@tinatin7949]

Автор, спасибо. Увас очкнь интересные видео на историческую тему. А ещё отдельное спасибо за русскоязычные субтитры. Author , thank you. You have very interesting videos on historical topics. And special thanks for the Russian subtitles.

[@linnea6721]

I liked this video as soon as I played it, immediately knew that this was gonna slap 🙌

[@Ravenproctor2966]

The pope doesn't seem to have any control over Charlemagne.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I would like to learn about his brother.

[@lfgifu296]

Ayyy I love me some earlier Medieval History🙏🙏 And Charlemagne certainly got up to it to give us something to talk about💀

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

He made himself immortal in history.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Now I know why the Saxons invaded England because Charlemagne was trying to control them.

[@lfgifu296]

@@Ravenproctor2966 I mean the Saxons went to England before Charlemagne went to the Saxons. By Charlemagne’s time the Anglo Saxons were already established in England, it’s just that they weren’t the only Saxons in Europe, ofc

[@annamo9354]

Hello! Kempten resident here!!! How fantastic to see my home town mentioned in your video!! St. Gordianus & St. Epimachus are Kempten's town patron saints. However, the town of Kempten is much older. It is actually confirmed to be the oldest city in Germany, as it was originally founded by the romans and named Cambodunum. Hildegard is very much present in our town. A school is also named after her. The picture you have shown is of Kempten Basilika and the Archbishop's palace.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Are any of Charlemagne's castles still standing?

[@eljanrimsa5843]

@@lilacgirl-z8w Charlemagne didn't live in castles as we know them. The classical medieval stone castles were built a couple of centuries later. Charlemagne lived a part of his life in his palace in Aachen. A few parts of this palace are still preserved as they were in his time, especially the Palatine Chapel and the Granus Tower. Charlemagne spent most of his life on the move, travelling or campaigning. You may find occasional traces or legends where he was visiting 1200 years ago all across his empire. E.g. the Grossmünster in Zürich has been founded by him according to legend on a spot were he found the graves of 2 saints while hunting.

[@LusiaEyre]

He bred like a rabbit, and now everyone can trace their descent back to him if they go far enough 😂 that's like the least interesting royal connection one can get from genealogy search :P

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Who was worse in breeding to many kids ghengis khan or Charlemagne?

[@graceneilitz7661]

Only people who had at least one European ancestor. That is a lot of people, but isn’t everyone.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

Comparatively speaking, I found a lot more interesting ancestors than Charlemagne lmao. Fulk Nerra was one of the ones who got my attention- he was a truly awful little man, but he built some cool stuff, a lot of which is still hanging around. I can even go tour some of them

[@Claydollbibi]

Hihi true, but still fun if you can actually trace to him and see it on black and white❤😂

[@Levacque]

This is so weird, just this morning I spent about 15 minutes trying to wrap my head around Pepin, his sons, and the mayoral offices they occupied.

[@leeannproctor47]

You could be doing worse.

[@_imnoturmom]

I learned that I am very distantly related to Charlemagne a few years ago. 😂 I used to study my dad’s family tree for fun when I had an ancestry account. My uncle must’ve sent his DNA in because his ancestry family tree was incredibly documented & expansive. I was in awe how far back it went. I learned one of the women he had children with is a very distant relative of ours. Man, I’m really kicking myself in the butt for not writing the lady’s name down. I automatically assumed she was a random lover, but she must’ve played some type of role for her to be documented with him. This was super cool to learn. Thanks for sharing!!

[@leeannproctor47]

Most Europeans descendants are related to him.

[@_imnoturmom]

@@leeannproctor47 okay, and one in every 200 men is a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan? That doesn’t make it any less fascinating to me to find the exact ancestor of mine that had children with Charlemagne. What point are you trying to make?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love history and this is my favorite channel for it! You never dissapoint! You're the Queen of Narration! Charles the Great is such an amazing figure! thanks for this!

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

A treat after neverending on about henry the 8th wives.

[@gleann_cuilinn]

Obsessed with the awesome names of all of the women in this video! I've put together some translations: Bertrada = “Bright counsel”, "Clear counsel" Himiltrude = “Heaven’s might” Desiderata = “She who is desired” Hildegard = “Battle guardian” Fastrada = “Firm counsel” Liutgard = “The people's guardian” Gerberga = “Spear mountains”

[@leeannproctor47]

Me too!

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Desiderata is my favorite name.

[@HeatherMarieGibbs]

Thank you Lindsey

[@Oliver_H56]

Lindsay you should cover every BRITISH Monarch in a new series starting at King George I as you have already recently covered Queen Anne.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

You won't like george I believe me.

[@theresalaux5655]

Wow that ole Charlemane was a stud ball! Lol 😆 learn something new every day!❤

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I feel pity for his unflavored children.

[@sheriaustin8750]

You're a fantastic story teller.

[@stephaniex90]

ROYAL TEA TUESDAY

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Does it always drop on Tuesdays?

[@CRohrscheib]

Fabulous video as always

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

It's always fabulous.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I like the musical background.

[@karmagirl314]

I wonder if Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones is based on Charlemagne's oldest son?

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Wouldn't surprise me at all.

[@corricatt]

my 34th GGF with Hildegarde, Pepin Carloman and Louis the Pious.

[@Stacy-KC]

I just love your channel❤

[@blakeparsons4790]

Do a video on genetics of Royal families of deposed monarchies

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I want to watch that.

[@L33_starr]

8:42 I fricking dead 😂

[@SallyTheWolf]

it would be interesting if you made a video about how all the European monarchies to day can trace their line to charlemagne today.

[@carinafourie9119]

There is an account called Useful Charts that does exactly that.

[@SallyTheWolf]

@@carinafourie9119 Of course i have seen his videos. It would also be fun to have more detailed video on that. He dosnt go into as detail as linsey is what im saying while he has the whole chart in front of us.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I think Charlemagne's abandoned wives were rather lucky since they didn't have to put up with his bull crap anymore.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I sure the favored wives were cheated on and treated like arm candy instead of a power equal.

[@bethanymargason8383]

Hi! I was just wondering if you could make a few videos of the wives and servant girls of infamous dictators? I wanted to know more about them.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Just don't do the Hitlers.

[@ledam2654]

That would make Charlemagne the ancestor of anyone with European admixture too, so Black Americans, Hispanics, and many Arabs would also be his descendants.

[@monl3807]

How come we don't see more videos about these older history like this? Please do it ... 13:16 😊

[@leeannproctor47]

A very good request.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I certainly hope to see more.

[@Nicholas-mi2vt]

Blaming your wife on your child disability is insane

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep.😅About as stupid for blaming your wife for not giving you a son *cough Henry viii cough*😅 It takes two to tango, Henry.😅😊

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Your speaking the truth.

[@ledam2654]

True. Abandoning and disinheriting your child because he's a hunchback is even worse.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Well it certainly wouldn’t be Charlemagne’s fault!! And it’s obviously someone’s. Do u think deformities just happpppppen? I suppose u think the sex of the baby is just happenstance too…

[@tobechukwuarafiena9117]

Love love this. Something refreshingly not about Britain

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Join the club.

[@donnaleeflournoy-mancuso5675]

Charlie had it all.. We are all descendant of his, lol.. My ancestors are direct line to the European Royal line.. My eldest son called himself "Charlemagne" lol...😉❤️🐻☘️🇺🇲🎶

[@dani96539]

yoooo new history tea time just dropped 🔥🔥🔥

[@leeannproctor47]

It really is on fire.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cindchan]

I'm descended from Charlemagne? Whoa.... 🤯

[@C4RYB34R]

yay! i love this channel

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I adore this channel.

[@tobechukwuarafiena9117]

What about a series on holy Roman empresses

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

An excellent idea.

[@anthonyanderson2880]

Great video, very informative

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I didn't know he had a brother until this segment.

[@timelordvictorious]

Crazy I just read Einhard the life of Charlemagne and it did go into detail about his meany wife’s and concubines.

[@leeannproctor47]

I wonder if the wives liked each other more than Charlemagne?

[@madisonwagnaar9751]

More videos on Irene please 🙏

[@LindsayHoliday]

Irene of Athens video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4eToYKZdrZof68

[@leeannproctor47]

I've got more respect for irene now.

[@csand4620]

Would love to see more on the origins of the French royals.

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Welcome to the club.

[@alexh2153]

will you do Alienor of Aquitaine?

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Her name was spelt eleanor.

[@HeirOfNothingInParticular]

I am descended from her and would absolutely LOVE to learn more about her!

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

A video about Charlemagne this will be good

[@leeannproctor47]

I prefer his wives.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Need to do his predecessor clovis.

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

For years ive been inveatigating my family tree and right after this video we reached jackpot. Guess who my dad and i are descendants from. good old charlemagne. Ur video was right on time perfect. All the reading and clicking was worth it.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Do you know by which woman?

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

@@lilacgirl-z8w yes his first oficial wife hildegard i think her name was

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

And then is charles the younger their son my ancestor.

[@HeatherMarieGibbs]

RIP all who died from complications and natural causes

[@Ravenproctor2966]

That is very thoughtful.

[@leeannproctor47]

Too bad it's still happening.

[@WildWestRosie]

13:38 12,000 miles from Schleswig to Barcelona?

[@electra6821]

I almost choked on my lunch when I heard that. Twelve-thousand miles is about the distance between Barcelona and Nevada---traveling east! Don't you think you should make a correction?

[@maeannengo4908]

Requesting for a video on how a domain became Hanover-Greece.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

That is interesting to discover.

[@leeannproctor47]

When was this ?

[@maeannengo4908]

@@leeannproctor47 I don't remember

[@saucieq]

It's pretty interesting just how much was based on hair!

[@leeannproctor47]

Is Charlemagne's grave still intact?

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Hair has always been significant That’s why fundies are so strict about it Ppl making big deals about nothing

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Lindsay 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Learned more of his wives than anywhere else.

[@heatherpedersen6627]

I really enjoyed topic. I learned a lot.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Here here!❤❤❤❤

[@vanessatottimeh9131]

Charlemange is the father of European; they say that because most Europeans dynasties can trace their lineages back to him, someone correct me if I'm wrong 🤔

[@sirwelch9991]

He was called such because of his eponymous Renaissance and his patronage of culture. But him being the ancestor of numerous dynasties is another fact albeit not the reason why that was attributed to him.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Oldest known evil stepmother.

[@graceneilitz7661]

Pretty much anyone who has a European ancestor is a descendent of Charlemagne.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Historians have introduced the term Father of Europe, mainly in the 19th century, to promote the idea of European unity and identity

[@CallemJayNZ]

He is an ancestor to all of us of European descent 😊

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Most of us anyway.

[@JudithOpdebeeck]

now i want to hear more about his descendents. specificly im intrigued what you can find on Judith of West Flanders, Charles the Balds daughter

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Don't we all.

[@aliceingoryland]

"the handsome Charlemagne" He looks like he's wearing an old fashioned swimsuit

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I'm not attracted to mustaches.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Wonder if he was a fashionable dresser?

[@leeannproctor47]

His personality was ugly.

[@mayflowerpdx5706]

So ancestry says I’m English Scottish Dutch and Germanic Europe. Does that mean Charlemagne is my millionth grandfather?😂

[@GoBlueGirl78]

Yep. And everyone else who has European ancestry. Hi cuz! LOL

[@Ravenproctor2966]

Your a descendant of many medieval rulers.

[@deedragongirl]

Interesting! Could you do a video on Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?

[@leeannproctor47]

Now I'm interested.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Was she a queen?

[@deedragongirl]

@@lilacgirl-z8w She was married to Grand Duke Louis IV of Thuringia.

[@marthahornbostel1679]

Here 🤙🏼 Notified

[@ilsed6733]

great video, thank you!

[@BeeKool__113]

So, many of us here are descendants of ol' Charlie the Wild? Interesting. 🤔👑📖🕯 Shout to Anne of Cleeves!! Heyyyyy, girrrrllll, heyyyyy!!! 😂👑

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Anne of cleves and Josephine Bonaparte were the luckiest divorced wives in my book.

[@TheEbonyMystique]

Can you make a video for Irene?

[@LindsayHoliday]

Irene of Athens video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4eToYKZdrZof68

[@TheEbonyMystique]

@@LindsayHoliday thank you!! 🩵

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

​@@LindsayHolidaycould you do a video on Charlemagne's brother and his short reign.

[@irawilliams343]

Like all men of his time, he is unapologetic in his appetite.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

He's sorry for it now.

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

who else like this channell

[@lyndanickerson1373]

Thank you

[@funghi2606]

Desiderata mean desire in Italian, the irony

[@Ravenproctor2966]

What happened to her after her father's defeat?

[@lindseygulenchyn7743]

I'm also a Lindsey but my mom and dad spelled it the boys way. I lole it spelled with an a! Love your content Linday!!!!❤

[@leeannproctor47]

There's a male version to lindsey.

[@lindseygulenchyn7743]

@@leeannproctor47 yes its a unisex name. I have met 3 male Lindsey's. My youngest daughter likes it more as a boy name like me and says if she has a boy she's thinking of naming him after me because the boy version on spelling is ey not ay!! Learn something new everyday right 🖤

[@Abdullaha1880-pk8]

who else like Lindsay channell

[@fabiansaah6482]

Fishing for likes for yourself. Pathetic.

[@LeahWalentosky]

I would love to see a video of Irene

[@LindsayHoliday]

Irene of Athens video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4eToYKZdrZof68

[@payrysdoscs4903]

When you're the emperor, you can have any woman you want (at least back then)

[@Ravenproctor2966]

How many of these women were actually rape victims?

[@payrysdoscs4903]

@@Ravenproctor2966 again, this was the 9th century. Nobody really gave an f. It is an interesting thought looking back all these centuries later though.

[@silentautisticdragon-kp9sw]

28:09 Can confirm. I found Charlemagne in my family tree.

[@mandarinadreux9572]

This was very interesting, thank you! I would be careful though with judgments about "who loved who" , "how profound someone's love was" and "who's a villain" etc. Humans are very capable to make something seem like something else and also it's been so long, it's really hard to correctly judge people's intentions etc. Also, their mindset was likely tooootally different, we might not even correctly understand what they were feeling. Oh and sidenote, the H in Hildegard is not silent.

[@the_wechtinator]

Six and Chappell Roan... I knew Lindsay was a real one

[@LindsayHoliday]

Irene of Athens video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4eToYKZdrZof68

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

Could you do her mother in law cause I'm curious if she helped mold irene.

[@Blissslays]

Ms Lindsay can you please make a video on the history of ballet?

[@Ravenproctor2966]

I would like that.

[@lilacgirl-z8w]

I would like to learn who invented the ballet.

[@Epscillion]

I really enjoy your videos! One thing I did want to ask because you mentioned gen AI images, please refrain from using that tech until it is safeguarded with regulation. As a struggling artist watching my entire field be hit by gen AI, I must educate others on how unethically sourced these images are as well as damaging to the environment with a carbon footprint worse than crypto, and water resources it has high demands upon. These images are created by a process called scraping where all images online are fed to train the AI and made a profit on through subscriptions, and taken without the consent or compensation of the artists they stole from. It is sad and disturbing to see copyrighted writing and art being used for profit through theft of their works. Your channel is one of the few history channels that don't use AI images and I truly appreciate that, not only as an artist but also as a visual researcher of the past trying to find accurate, historical images in a search now flooded with inaccurate gen AI images. Please keep up the good work and I do look forward to more of your very enjoyable videos!

[@coeurdechoeur]

FYI, the H should be pronounced at the beginning of German names like Hildegard and Himiltrude.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Not if ur in France

[@twinbulls1980]

Is this why they say all modern Europeans descend from him? Lol