Marriage and Issue
By his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye (married ca 794-98), he had three sons and three daughters:
- Lothair (795–855), king of Middle Francia
- Pepin (797–838), king of Aquitaine
- Adelaide (b. c. 799)
- Rotrude (b. 800), married Gerard, Count of Auvergne, as his first wife
- Hildegard (or Matilda) (b. c. 802), married Gerard, Count of Auvergne, as his second wife
- Louis the German (c. 805–875), king of East Francia
By his second wife, Judith of Bavaria, he had a daughter and a son:
- Gisela, married Eberhard I of Friuli
- Charles the Bald, king of West Francia
By Theodelinde of Sens, he had two illegitimate children:
- Arnulf of Sens
- Alpais
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