(26
Sep 2012) There are so many unexpected surprises found while climbing our
Family Tree.
Today, while researching my maternal lineage, I discovered a Family Connection to Charlemagne also known as Charles The Great. WOW! Dorothy Hazel Tarr.
Today, while researching my maternal lineage, I discovered a Family Connection to Charlemagne also known as Charles The Great. WOW! Dorothy Hazel Tarr.
[PHOTO: Statue of Charlemagne by Agostino
Cornacchini (1725), St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Italy]
[PHOTO crown: Pope
Leo III crowned Charlemagne (about age 25 or 26), the Holy Roman Emperor in St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome, on Dec 25,
800 AD. Charlemagne, was the first emperor to be crowned in
St. Peter's.]
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INTRODUCTION
Below I have first posted
some brief notes about Charles The
Great, then some notes about our Family Connection to this Ancestor!
IT'S ALL IN THE LINEAGE DETAILS
Who is Charlemagne? Below are some
excerpts from Internet sources.
“He
was large and strong, and of lofty stature, though not disproportionately tall
(seven-feet tall). His head was round
and well formed, his eyes very large and vivacious, his nose a little long, his
hair white, and his face jovial. His
appearance was always stately and very dignified, whether he was standing or
sitting. …. His gait was firm, his whole
carriage manly, and his voice clear.” Einhard, Life of Charlemagne, (New York: Harper and
Brothers, 1880), pp. 56-7.
Below is a short excerpt from
wikipedia about this ancestor!
Charlemagne ( /ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn/; French pronunciation: [ʃaʁləmaɲ]; c. 742 – January 28, 814), also known as
Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the founder of the Carolingian Empire, reigning
from 768 until his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdom, adding Italy,
subduing the Saxons and Bavarians, and pushing his frontier into Spain. The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada
of Laon, Charlemagne was the first Emperor in Western Europe since the fall of
the Roman Empire four centuries earlier.
Becoming King of the Franks in
768 following the death of his father, Charlemagne was initially co-ruler with
his brother Carloman I. Carloman I's sudden death in 771 under unexplained
circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Through his military conquests, he expanded
his kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe.
Charlemagne continued his
father's policy towards the papacy and became its protector, removing the Lombards
from power in Italy, and leading an incursion into Muslim Spain. He also campaigned against the peoples to his
east, forcibly Christianizing them along the way (especially the Saxons),
eventually subjecting them to his rule after a protracted war. Charlemagne reached the height of his power
in 800 when he was crowned as "Emperor" by Pope Leo III on Christmas
Day.
Called the "Father of
Europe" (pater Europae), Charlemagne's empire united most of Western
Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. His rule spurred the Carolingian Renaissance,
a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic
Church. Through his foreign conquests
and internal reforms, Charlemagne encouraged the formation of a common European
identity. Both the French and
German monarchies considered their kingdoms to be descendants of Charlemagne's
empire.
Charlemagne died in 814 after
having ruled as Emperor for almost fifty years.
He was laid to rest in his imperial capital of Aachen.
What is the Family Connection?
[NOTE: The figures in square
brackets below show the number of relationships required to connect to Charlemagne.]
My personal Family Connection is through my
maternal lineage according to the research material; and it appears that the number of relationships required to connect me
to Charlemagne is
[35]. My mother Dorothy Helen
Scott Tarr (1923-1982) is [34]. My maternal Grand Aunt Pearl Harbour Jones Bennett
(1875-1939) is [33]. Pearl Harbour Jones Bennett was married to Thomas
Smith Bennett (1873-1959). Thomas Smith
Bennett was the older brother of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett Scott
(1897-1980)—my maternal grandmother and my mother's mom. I am related to Pearl through several Family
Branches; and this is because the paternal first great grandparents of Pearl, the
maternal second great grandparents of Thomas, the second great grandparents of Mary,
my mother's maternal third great grandparents, and my maternal fourth great grandparents are the same: Daniel Thompson Payne (1780-1858) and Martha
Sarah Frazier Payne (1783-1849).
The Family Connection to Charlemagne
that I have followed is through Pearl's maternal lineage and Pearl's mother
Melvina Frances Harbour Jones (1836-1917) who is [32].
CLOSING THOUGHTS
The Royal Blood lines from Charlemagne offer an amazing
journey for a Family researcher. There
is just a wealth of historical information about Charlemagne on the Internet, in books, film, and more. Some of these are listed below.
SOURCE LINKS:
Source LINK for Melvina
Frances Harbour Jones:
Source LINK for Pearl Harbour
Jones Bennett:
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