Fastrada (d. 794)
Fastrada (d. 794)
Queen of the Franks. Name variations: Fastrade. Died on August 10, 794; daughter of Count Rudolph and Luitgarde ; became fourth wife of Charles I also known as Charlemagne (742–814), king of the Franks (r. 768–814), Holy Roman emperor (r. 800–814), in 783; children: Theodrada , abbess of Argenteuil; Hiltrude . Fastrada was married to Charlemagne for 11 years.
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