of Italy, Bernhard
797 - 818 (21 years)-
Name of Italy, Bernhard [1, 2, 3] Birth 797 Bohain, Aisne, Picardie, France 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Appointments / Titles Between 810 and 818 King of Italy House House of Carolingian FSID K81B-Y4V [4] Death 17 Apr 818 Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy [1, 2, 3, 4] Cause: Blinded by his uncle, Louis I 15. April 0818 Burial 21 Apr 818 Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy [1, 2] Person ID I33880 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father of Italy, Pippin, b. Apr 777, Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 8 Jul 810, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 33 years) Relationship natural Family ID F13272 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family de Gellone, Cunegonde, b. 800, Kingdom of the Franks d. 15 Jun 835, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 35 years) Marriage 818 [1, 2, 4, 5] Children 1. de Vermandois, Pépin II, b. 15 Jun 818, Vermandois (Historical), Picardie, France d. 23 Feb 878, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 59 years) [natural]Family ID F13251 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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Birth - 797 - Bohain, Aisne, Picardie, France 
Death - Cause: Blinded by his uncle, Louis I 15. April 0818 - 17 Apr 818 - Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy 
Burial - 21 Apr 818 - Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Milano, Lombardia, Italy = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - King of the Lombards of the Carolingian Dynasty (King of Italy) 810 to 818. Bernard was the illegitimate son of King Pepin of Italy, also known as Carloman. Bernard married a Cunigunde and had one son, Pepin, the Count of Vermandois. When his father died in 810, his grandfather, Charlemagne, allowed Bernard to inherit his father's kingdom despite the fact Bernard was illegitimate, as was his father. Bernard then became a trusted agent of both his grandfather and his uncle, Louis the Pious, King of Aquitaine and King of the Franks. Empress Ermengarde, the wife of Louis, wanted Bernard to be displaced in favor of her own sons, causing her husband to draw up the Ordinatio Imperii, a detail the future of the Frankish Empire where Bernard's position in Italy was confirmed but he would be a vassal to Lothair, Louis's eldest son. Bernard gathered many allies including Louis's own brothers in a plot to rebel against Lothair and Louis, who discovered the plot, taking Bernard by surprise in Chalon. He was then taken to Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen, Germany) and condemned to death. Louis commuted the sentence to blinding, such a traumatic event that Bernard died two days later. Louis's half brothers Drago, Hugh and Theoderic were confined to monasteries, the remaining co-conspirators were treated severely, losing all properties, rights or their lives. Bernard's kingdom of Italy was absorbed into the Frankish Kingdom and given to Lothair. In the following years, Louis would confess to Bernard's murder in a public display of penance. It is believed that Bernard was beloved by his people and Louis's sentence upon Bernard created an upheaval in Italy. His penance was "a well-judged gesture to restore harmony and re-establish his authority."
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- King of the Lombards of the Carolingian Dynasty (King of Italy) 810 to 818. Bernard was the illegitimate son of King Pepin of Italy, also known as Carloman. Bernard married a Cunigunde and had one son, Pepin, the Count of Vermandois. When his father died in 810, his grandfather, Charlemagne, allowed Bernard to inherit his father's kingdom despite the fact Bernard was illegitimate, as was his father. Bernard then became a trusted agent of both his grandfather and his uncle, Louis the Pious, King of Aquitaine and King of the Franks. Empress Ermengarde, the wife of Louis, wanted Bernard to be displaced in favor of her own sons, causing her husband to draw up the Ordinatio Imperii, a detail the future of the Frankish Empire where Bernard's position in Italy was confirmed but he would be a vassal to Lothair, Louis's eldest son. Bernard gathered many allies including Louis's own brothers in a plot to rebel against Lothair and Louis, who discovered the plot, taking Bernard by surprise in Chalon. He was then taken to Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen, Germany) and condemned to death. Louis commuted the sentence to blinding, such a traumatic event that Bernard died two days later. Louis's half brothers Drago, Hugh and Theoderic were confined to monasteries, the remaining co-conspirators were treated severely, losing all properties, rights or their lives. Bernard's kingdom of Italy was absorbed into the Frankish Kingdom and given to Lothair. In the following years, Louis would confess to Bernard's murder in a public display of penance. It is believed that Bernard was beloved by his people and Louis's sentence upon Bernard created an upheaval in Italy. His penance was "a well-judged gesture to restore harmony and re-establish his authority."
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