♀ Ermentrude of Orléans

823 - 869

 

Queen of the Franks

Ermentrude of Orléans
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Parents
Spouse
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald
0823 - 0877
Children
Judith of France
Judith of France
0843 - 0870

Ermentrude had a gift for embroidery and an interest in religious foundations. Her husband gave her the Abbey of Chelles . She separated from her husband after he executed her rebellious brother William in 866, and retreated to life in a nunnery. Ermentrude was buried in the Basilique Saint-Denis , Paris, France.

823


Sep 27
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843


Age: 19y
843 Crete: A major Byzantine attempt at recovering the island from the Saracens is launched. After initial success, the Byzantine army is overwhelmed.

869


Oct 7
Age: 46y
869 • The Zanj (Black slaves from East Africa), provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats and on the sugar and cotton plantations of southwestern Persia, revolt.

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