Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude deTrêves de Thurgovie

690 - 734  (44 years)

• Name	Rotrude deTrêves de Thurgovie  [1, 2]
  Title	Duchess of Austrasia
  Birth	5 Jul 690	Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Nun at the Abbess of Chelles
  Death	12 Jul 734	Aisne, Picardie, France   [1, 2]
  Burial	Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France   [2]
  Person ID	I10955	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Bishop of Trèves Saint Leutwinus Treves,   b. 660   d. 713, Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Willigar of Agilofinges,   b. Abt 666, Bavaria, Germany
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King of France Charles Martel,   b. 23 Aug 676, Herstal, Liege, Belgium d. 22 Oct 741, Quierzy, Aisne, Picardie, France (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	713	Moselle, Lorraine, France   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Landrade Martel,   b. Abt 700, Moselle, Lorraine, France d. Aft 719, Lorraine, France (Age > 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Holy Roman Emperor Pepin Martel, III,   b. 714, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany d. 24 Sep 768, St Denis, Cher, Centre, France (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hiltrude Martel,   b. Aft 710   d. 754 (Age < 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mayor of the Palace Carloman Martel,   b. 712   d. 17 Aug 754, Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Auda 'Aldana' Martel,   b. 732, Saxony, Germany d. 804, France (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jul 690 - Tréves, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Marriage - 713 - Moselle, Lorraine, France Death - 12 Jul 734 - Aisne, Picardie, France Burial - - Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Old World

  _Rotrude Chrotude Duchess Austrasia Rotrude (Chrodtrudis) (died 724) was the first wife of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of Francia from 718 to 741. She was the mother of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, and therefore the grandmother of Charlemagne. Rotrude is believed to be the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye. She is also referred to as Rotrude of…

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Chrotrudis de Treves 690-724. Rotrude DeTrêves de Thurgovie Martel - Duchess of Austrasia Rotrude (Chrodtrudis) (died 724) was the first wife of Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of Francia from 718 to 741. She was the mother of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, and therefore the grandmother of Charlemagne. Rotrude is believed to be the daughter of Lambert, Count of Hesbaye, . She is also referred to as Rotrude of Treves. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144753240/chrotrudis_de_treves [S337] Wikipedia: Charles Martel, Charles Martel. Charles Martel (c. 688[2] – 22 October 741) was a Frankish statesman and military leader who as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death.[3][4][5] The son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal and a noblewoman named Alpaida, Charles successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his father as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics. Continuing and building on his father's work, he restored centralized government in Francia and began the series of military campaigns that re-established the Franks as the undisputed masters of all Gaul. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel