- Bertrada of Cologne
Bertrada of Cologne (690-721 CE), the maternal grandmother of
Charlemagne , was the Countess ofLaon , married to Caribert, Count of Laon. In 744, their daughterBertrada of Laon marriedPepin the Short , mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy and later theking of the Franks . Charles, the eldest son of their daughter and Pepin the Short, would later be known as Charlemagne.
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