Descendants of Charlemagne Down to Catherine Diane Watkins!
Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right. Charlemagne
Who is Charlemagne and why do we care? For starters, he united most of Europe meaning that the spread of Christianity soon followed. He restored the Western Roman Empire and became its first emperor. He reformed military, economic, governmental, cultural, educational, and religious areas of life for everyone. Over the course of his life, he really loved the ladies having four wives and five mistresses.
Now that science has shown that most of the people in the Western Hemisphere are descendants of Charlemagne, it is up to genealogists and historians to provide the names that link us back to one of the most important historical figures in early medieval times. Sources like the EncyclopediaVirginia.org, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy's project Medieval Lands by Charles Crawley (fmg.ac/projects/medlands), Wikipedia, and WikiTree, to name a few, were cross-referenced to create this lineage. Enjoy!
1-CHARLEMAGNE the Great, King of the Franks & Italy b. 2 Apr 748, Germany, d. 28 Jan 814, Germany
+ Hildegard of Vinzgau b. 758, Germany, d. 30 Apr 783, France
|-2-Pepin I King of Italy b. Apr 777, Germany, d. 8 Jul 810, Italy
+ Unknown (Mistress) d. 818, Italy
|-3-Bernard I King of Italy b. 797, France, d. 17 Apr 818, Italy
+ Cunigunda de Laon b. 797, France, d. Aft 15 Jun 835, Italy
|-4-Pepin II Lord of Peronne & Senlis b. 815, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
+ Daughter of Theoderic du Vexin b. Bef 830, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
|-5-Heribert I b. 850, France, d. 6 Nov 907, France
+ Lietgardis b. Bef 865, France, d. 27 May Aft 890, France
|-6-Beatrice de VERMANDOIS b. Abt 880, France, d. Aft 26 Mar 931, France
+ Robert I, King of France b. 15 Aug 866, France, d. 15 Jun 923, France
|-7-Hugh CAPET The Great b. Abt 898, France, d. 16 Jun 956, France
+ Hedwig of Saxony b. Abt 910, Germany, d. 965, Germany
|-8-Hugh CAPET King of the Franks b. Abt 940, France, d. 24 Oct 996, France
+ Adelaide of Aquitaine and Poitou b. 950, France, d. 1004, France
|-9-Robert II King of FRANCE The Pious b. 27 Mar 972, France, d. 20 Jul 1031, France
+ Constance d'Arles b. 27 Mar 974, France, d. 22 Jul 1032, France
|-10-Adela of FRANCE b. 1009, France, d. 8 Jan 1079, France
+ Baudouin "Baldwin" V The Pious, Count of Flanders b. 19 Aug 1012, France, d. 1 Sep 1067, France
|-11-Matilda of FLANDERS b. 1032, France, d. 2 Nov 1083, France
+ William I King of ENGLAND The Conqueror b. 1027, France, d. 9 Sep 1087, France
|-12-Henry I King of England b. Sep 1068, England, d. 1 Dec 1135, France
+ Eadgyth of Scotland b. 1079, Scotland, d. 1 May 1118, England
|-13-Matilda of England b. 7 Feb 1102, England, d. 10 Sep 1167, France
+ Geoffroy V Plantagenet The Fair, Count of Anjou b. 24 Aug 1113, France, d. 7 Sep 1151, France
|-14-Henry II King of England b. 5 Mar 1133, France, d. 6 Jul 1189, France
+ Eleanor d'Aquitaine b. 6 Dec 1122, France, d. 31 Mar 1204, France
|-15-John King of England b. 24 Dec 1166, England, d. 18 Oct 1216, England
+ Isabelle d'Angouleme b. 19 Feb 1188, France, d. 31 May 1246, France
|-16-Henry III King of England b. 1 Oct 1207, England, d. 16 Nov 1272, England
+ Eleanor de Provence b. 24 Jan 1221, France, d. 24 Jun 1291, England
|-17-Edward I King of England b. 17 Jun 1239, England, d. 7 Jul 1307, England
+ Eleanor de Castilla b. 10 Jan 1241, Spain, d. 28 Nov 1290, England
|-18-Edward II King of England b. 25 Apr 1284, Wales, d. 21 Sep 1327, England
+ Isabella of France b. 17 Mar 1292, France, d. 22 Aug 1358, England
|-19-Edward III King of England b. 13 Nov 1312, England, d. 21 Jun 1377, England
+ Philippa de Hainaut b. 24 Jun 1313, France, d. 15 Aug 1369, England
|-20-John of GAUNT b. 6 Mar 1340, Belgium, d. 3 Feb 1399, England
+ Katherine de Roet b. Abt 1350, Belgium, d. 10 May 1403, England
|-21-Joan BEAUFORT b. 28 Jan 1375, France, d. 13 Nov 1440, England
+ Ralph Neville b. 15 Sep 1363, England, d. 21 Oct 1425, England
|-22-Eleanor NEVILLE b. 1398, England, d. 1472, England
+ Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland b. 3 Feb 1393, England, d. 22 May 1455, England
|-23-Henry PERCY 3rd Earl of Northumberland b. 25 Jul 1421, England, d. 29 Mar 1461, England
+ Eleanor Poynings b. 1422, England, d. 11 Feb 1484, England
|-24-Henry PERCY 4th Earl of Northumberland b. 1449, England, d. 28 Apr 1489, England
+ Matilda "Maud" Herbert b. Abt 1448, Wales, d. Bef 27 Jul 1485, England
|-25-Eleanor PERCY b. 1474, England, d. 15 Feb 1528, England
+ Edward Stafford b. 3 Feb 1478, Wales, d. 17 May 1521, England
|-26-Mary STAFFORD b. 1494, England, d. Dec 1545, England
+ George Neville b. Abt 1469, England, d. 13 Jun 1535, England
|-27-Ursula NEVILLE b. Abt 1528, England, d. 1575, England
+ Sir Warham St. Leger b. 1525, England, d. 1597, Ireland
|-28-Anne ST. LEGER b. 1555, England, d. 1636, England
+ Thomas Wilford Digges b. 1 Jan 1540, England, d. 24 Aug 1595, England
|-29-Sir Dudley DIGGES b. Bef 19 May 1583, England, d. 18 Mar 1639, England
+ Mary Kempe b. 1593, England, d. Bef 5 May 1631, England
|-30-Edward DIGGES Governor of Virginia b. 14 Feb 1621, England, d. 15 Mar 1675, Virginia
+ Elizabeth Page b. Bef 14 Dec 1628, England, d. 24 Jun 1691, Virginia
|-31-Catherine Ann DIGGES b. Mar 1654, Virginia, d. Mar 1729, Virginia
+ William Herndon Jr. b. 1649, England, d. 1722, Virginia
|-32-Edward HERNDON b. 23 Mar 1678, Virginia, d. 9 Mar 1758, Virginia
+ Mary Elizabeth Waller b. 23 May 1674, England, d. 14 Apr 1734, Virginia
|-33-Martha Nancy HERNDON b. 1 Jan 1710, Virginia, d. Jul 1766, Virginia
+ Rev. William Watkins b. 1706, Virginia, d. Feb 1784, Virginia
|-34-William Willis WATKINS b. 20 Oct 1734, Virginia, d. 29 Jul 1789, North Carolina
+ Keziah Snead b. 1732, Virginia, d. Oct 1800, North Carolina
|-35-Israel WATKINS Sr. b. 8 Aug 1762, North Carolina, d. Jun 1831, North Carolina
+ Mary Tucker b. Jan 1766, North Carolina, d. 26 Feb 1831, North Carolina
|-36-Thomas WATKINS b. 10 Jul 1799, North Carolina, d. 5 May 1892, Mississippi
+ Elizabeth Weeks b. 28 Jun 1803, North Carolina, d. 1 Nov 1890, Mississippi
|-37-Henry WATKINS b. 24 Feb 1826, North Carolina, d. Dec 1869, Mississippi
+ Francis A. b. 1834, North Carolina, d. Aft 1867, Mississippi
|-38-John Henry WATKINS b. 15 Sep 1854, Mississippi, d. 23 Dec 1916, Mississippi
+ Mary Jane Mills b. 22 Dec 1861, Mississippi, d. 23 Jul 1949, Mississippi
|-39-James Henry WATKINS b. 17 Nov 1883, Mississippi, d. 29 Apr 1951, Mississippi
+ Mary Aston Watkins b. 9 Mar 1889, Mississippi, d. 31 May 1972, Mississippi
|-40-Lonnie Winston WATKINS b. 28 Nov 1911, Mississippi, d. 26 Sep 1960, Mississippi
+ Luvenia Carroll b. 25 Nov 1920, Mississippi, d. 14 Apr 1996, Mississippi
|-41-Catherine Diane WATKINS b. 23 Mar 1952, Mississippi, d. 1 Feb 1993, Mississippi
+ Douglas Eugene Powell b. 22 Aug 1947, Mississippi, d. 14 Aug 2011, Mississippi
|-42-DAUGHTER 1 POWELL (living)
|-42-DAUGHTER 2 POWELL (living)
|-42-SON 1 POWELL (living)
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