Rothilde
Rothilde (Latin: Rothildis; 871 – 928/929) was a lady born into the royal family of Western Francia.[1]
| Rothilde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 871 |
| Died | circa 928/929 |
| Spouse | Roger, Count of Maine |
| Issue | Hugh I, Count of Maine |
| House | Carolingian |
| Father | Charles the Bald |
| Mother | Richilde of Provence |
Biography
Rothilde was a daughter of the King of the Franks, Charles the Bald,[2] son of Louis the Pious. Her mother was Charles’ second spouse, Queen Richilde of Provence, sister of King Boso of Provence.[3]
In ca. 890, Rothilde married Roger, Count of Maine. Their eldest child was Hugh I, Count of Maine.[4] Their second child was a daughter, Judith, who married Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks and count of Paris.
Rothilde went to the monastery.
References
- Christian Settipani. La Préhistoire des Capétiens.
- ROTHILDIS. "She acquired the monasteries of Chelles, and Notre-Dame and Saint-Jean at Laon."
- Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: The Family who forged Europe, transl. Michael Idomir Allen (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983), 198.
- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, 'Two Studies in North French Prosopography', Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 20 (1994), p. 10
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