Gisela
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Gisela was the daughter of Pepin the Short and his wife Bertrada of Laon
. She was the sister of Charlemagne
and Carloman. Charlemagne's biographer Einhard
states that Gisela had been dedicated to religion since her childhood. She became a nun
at Chelles Abbey
, where she was eventually made abbess
. As the abbess at Chelles Abbey
, Gisela oversaw one of the most prolific nuns' scriptoria active in the 8th and 9th centuries. According to Einhard she had good relations with her brother Charlemagne, who "treated her with the same respect which he showed his mother." She died in 810 at the convent she had served for most of her life.
Charlemagne and his wife Hildegard named their daughter after Gisela. Gisela the Younger
may have lived from 781 to 808, but little else is known of her life.
Bertrada of Laon
Bertrada of Laon, also called Bertha Broadfoot , was a Frankish queen.- Biography :...
. She was the sister of Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
and Carloman. Charlemagne's biographer Einhard
Einhard
Einhard was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages."-Public life:Einhard was from the eastern...
states that Gisela had been dedicated to religion since her childhood. She became a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
at Chelles Abbey
Chelles Abbey
Chelles Abbey was founded by Saint Balthild, widow of King Clovis II of Neustria circa 658. It was dissolved during the French Revolution.Chelles had been the site of a Merovingian palace, the villa Calae. A church, dedicated to Saint George had been founded at Chelles by Queen Clothilde...
, where she was eventually made abbess
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
. As the abbess at Chelles Abbey
Chelles Abbey
Chelles Abbey was founded by Saint Balthild, widow of King Clovis II of Neustria circa 658. It was dissolved during the French Revolution.Chelles had been the site of a Merovingian palace, the villa Calae. A church, dedicated to Saint George had been founded at Chelles by Queen Clothilde...
, Gisela oversaw one of the most prolific nuns' scriptoria active in the 8th and 9th centuries. According to Einhard she had good relations with her brother Charlemagne, who "treated her with the same respect which he showed his mother." She died in 810 at the convent she had served for most of her life.
Charlemagne and his wife Hildegard named their daughter after Gisela. Gisela the Younger
Gisela, daughter of Charlemagne
Gisela was a daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard. Little is known of her life. She should not be confused with her aunt Gisela, after whom she was possibly named.-Ancestry:...
may have lived from 781 to 808, but little else is known of her life.