1. Count Martin of Laon married Bertha.
Bertha was the daughter of Theuderic III KING OF THE MEROVINGIANS ( - ). She and Count Martin of Laon had the following children:
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2. Cheribert, Count of Laon was the son of Count Martin of Laon and Bertha.
Cheribert, Count of Laon had the following children:
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3. Bertrada of Laon, daughter of Cheribert, Count of Laon, married Pepin the Short KING OF THE FRANKS.
Pepin the Short KING OF THE FRANKS, son of Charles Martel (The Hammer) King of the Franks (672-741) and Chrotud ( - ), was born in 0715. He died in 0768. He and Bertrada of Laon had the following children:
| 4 | Charlemagne (Charles the Great) EMPEROR OF THE WEST (742-814). Charlemagne was born on 2 April 0742 in Prussia. He married Hildegarde of Vinzgau in Aix-La-Chapelle. He died on 28 January 0814 in Aix-La-Chapelle. |