who was charlemagne's wife?
Fastrada Luitgard Hildegard of Savoy Desiderata of the Lombards Himiltrude
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 it is devoted to installing the Merovingian dynasty , that ruled the Franks from 457 to 751 , on the thrones of France and the rest of Europe . 

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 On his way back from Rome Æthelwulf again stayed with King Charles the Bald , and may have joined him on a campaign against a Viking warband . On 1 October 856 Æthelwulf married Charles 's 12- or 13 @-@ year @-@ old daughter , Judith , at Verberie . The marriage was considered extraordinary by contemporaries and by modern historians . Carolingian princesses rarely married and were usually sent to nunneries , and it was almost unknown for them to marry foreigners . Judith was crowned queen and anointed by Hincmar , Archbishop of Rheims . Although empresses had been anointed before , this is the first definitely known anointing of a Carolingian queen . In addition West Saxon custom , described by Asser as " perverse and detestable " , was that the wife of a king of Wessex could not be called queen or sit on the throne with her husband – she was just the king 's wife . 

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 In 1108 , Henry betrothed his eight @-@ year @-@ old daughter , Matilda , to Henry V , the future Holy Roman Emperor . For King Henry , this was a prestigious match ; for Henry V , it was an opportunity to restore his financial situation and fund an expedition to Italy , as he received a dowry of £ 6 @,@ 666 from England and Normandy . Raising this money proved challenging , and required the implementation of a special " aid " , or tax , in England . Matilda was crowned Henry V 's queen in 1110 . 

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 After Æthelred 's death , Æthelflæd ruled as Lady of the Mercians until her own death in 918 . The couple 's only child , a daughter called Ælfwynn , then ruled briefly until deposed by her uncle , King Edward . 

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 King Stephen 's illegitimate children by a certain Damette were : 
