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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 154,505 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rotrude of Hesbaye is the 519th most popular companion (up from 550th in 2019).

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  • 150k

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  • 54.94

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among companions, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 519 out of 673Before her are Marcia Otacilia Severa, Naqi'a, Świętosława of Poland, Joan of the Tower, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, and Alexei Razumovsky. After her are Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Juana Manuel, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, and Aregund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 690, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 3Before her are Meng Haoran and Liutprand, King of the Lombards. After her is Hugbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 725, Rotrude of Hesbaye ranks 1After her are Wihtred of Kent and Grimoald of Bavaria.

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