Regina (concubine)
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Regina was a concubine of Charlemagne
who bore him two illegitimate sons, both of whom became clerical men. First, she gave birth to Drogo
in 801, then to Hugh
in 802. They would be the last-living sons of Charlemagne, though not the longest-living: Louis the Pious
lived to the age of 62.
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...
who bore him two illegitimate sons, both of whom became clerical men. First, she gave birth to Drogo
Drogo of Metz
Drogo , also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina....
in 801, then to Hugh
Hugh, son of Charlemagne
Hugh was the illegitimate son of Charlemagne and his concubine Regina, with whom he had one other son: Bishop Drogo of Metz .Hugh was the abbot of several abbacies: Saint-Quentin , Lobbes , and Saint-Bertin...
in 802. They would be the last-living sons of Charlemagne, though not the longest-living: Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
lived to the age of 62.