The actress discovered her 38th great-grandfather was one of the most influential historical figures, Charlemagne.
His successful military campaigns in the eighth century saw him conquer Saxony and enforce the region's conversion to Christianity. So, are you also related to Charlemagne - described as 'one of ...
Adaltrud (or Adolthrud) was the daughter of Charlemagne and a Saxon woman named Gersuinda, according to the Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne. Louis the Pious banished his half-brother Hugh (or Hugo ...