UNKNOWN Chrothrudis

Abt 0690 - 0725  (35 years)

• Name	UNKNOWN Chrothrudis
  Birth	Abt 0690	Austrasia
  Gender	Female
  Death	0725	Austrasia
  Notes	Chrothrudis, more commonly named Rotrude or Chrotrud is accepted as the first wife of Charles 'Martel,' Duc des Francs, Mayor of the Palace[1] even though there are no sources that directly confirm her marriage. However there are several sources that are used as some proof of it taking place. The Liber confraternitatum Augiensis has a list of the names of eight Pippinid/Carolingian men starting with Karolus maior domus (Charles Martel), followed by the names of nine women who are their wives, and the first in that list is Ruadtrud (or Rotrude).[1] Marriage Chrothrudis married Charles Martel. [2] Children Carloman Pepin III, King of the Franks Chiltrudis (Hiltrude) Research Notes Possible daughter of Leudwinus de Trèves or Lambert II. [3] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Settipani, Christian & Van Kerrebrouck, Patrick, La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987: Premiere parte Mérovingiens, Carolingiens et Robertiens, Volume 1, of Nouvelle histoire généalogique de l'auguste maison de France (Villaneuve d'Ascq, 1993). pp. 167-172. ↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Family of Arnulf. ↑ Wikipedia:Rotrude_of_Hesbaye. Royalty for Commoners, Roderick Stuart, Revised 2d Edition, 1995.
  Person ID	I58175	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Robertian II Lanthbertus,   b. Bef 0670, Palatine d. Bef 0741, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquataine, France (Age < 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Chrotlind,   b. Abt 0680, Francia d. 0745 (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F25991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PIPPINID Charles,   b. 23 Aug 0676, fränkisches Reich, Austrasien d. 22 Oct 0741, Quierzy, Austrasia (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	0713	Moselle, Austrasia
  Children	1. PIPPINID Pepin,   b. Abt 0715, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium d. 24 Sep 0768, Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. PIPPINID Aldana,   b. Abt 0724, France d. Aft 0804, France (Age > 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026