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Rotrude of Hesbaye

690 - 725

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Rotrude (Chrodtrudis) (or Crotude, Chrotrude, or Ruadtrud; died 724) was the first wife of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of Francia from 718 to 741. She was the mother of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, and therefore the grandmother of Charlemagne. Rotrude is believed to be the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye, although this designation is not without controversy, as discussed below. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rotrude of Hesbaye has received more than 167,713 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Rotrude of Hesbaye is the 562nd most popular companion (down from 518th in 2019).

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among companions, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 562 out of 784. Before her are Anna of Cilli, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Adi ibn Hatim, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Elizabeth de Burgh, and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark. After her are Bertha of Swabia, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Naqi'a, Christiane Vulpius, Aregund, and Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 690, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 4. Before her are Liutprand, King of the Lombards, Meng Haoran, and Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. After her is Hugbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 725, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 1. After her are Grimoald of Bavaria, Wihtred of Kent, and Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi.

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