Gisela | |
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Born | in or before 781 |
Died | after 808 |
Dynasty | Carolingian |
Father | Charlemagne |
Mother | Hildegard |
Gisela, (in or before 781 – 808 or later) was a daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard. [1]
She was baptized at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in 781 by Thomas, Archbishop of Milan. [2] She was educated at the castle in Aachen, with Alcuin who gave her the nickname "Delia". [3] According to Alcuin she took a particular interest in astronomy. [4] Alcuin refers to "Delia" in some of his poetry. [5] [6]
Like her sisters Bertha and Rotrude, Gisela never married.[ citation needed]
Sources vary regarding her later life, some sources state 808 as a death date, [7] others state that in 814 she was sent to a convent by her brother Louis the Pious. [8]
Gisela | |
---|---|
Born | in or before 781 |
Died | after 808 |
Dynasty | Carolingian |
Father | Charlemagne |
Mother | Hildegard |
Gisela, (in or before 781 – 808 or later) was a daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard. [1]
She was baptized at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in 781 by Thomas, Archbishop of Milan. [2] She was educated at the castle in Aachen, with Alcuin who gave her the nickname "Delia". [3] According to Alcuin she took a particular interest in astronomy. [4] Alcuin refers to "Delia" in some of his poetry. [5] [6]
Like her sisters Bertha and Rotrude, Gisela never married.[ citation needed]
Sources vary regarding her later life, some sources state 808 as a death date, [7] others state that in 814 she was sent to a convent by her brother Louis the Pious. [8]