Charlemagne has no male heir

Are his nephews alive? Does he have grandsons?

I figure he has only daughters. He could have grandsons but for all we know they're minors....and rather numerous. I haven't thought this through completely.

Hmm...take a look at this:

Charlemagne had twenty (20) children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives or concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son, Louis. In addition, he had a grandson (Bernard of Italy, the only son of his third son, Pippin of Italy), who was born illegitimate but included in the line of inheritance. So, despite twenty children, the claimants to his inheritance were few.

If we handwave away all the sons, he doesn't have grandsons either unless he decides to include illegitimate children.
 
I figure he has only daughters. He could have grandsons but for all we know they're minors....and rather numerous. I haven't thought this through completely.

Quite okay, just that "who are his closest male kinsmen?" is the first question that comes to mind. If the Carolingians are extinct in the male line (or even in either line), things become more likely to go in funny directions.

Either way, good idea for a discussion.

Hmm...take a look at this:

Charlemagne had twenty (20) children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives or concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son, Louis. In addition, he had a grandson (Bernard of Italy, the only son of his third son, Pippin of Italy), who was born illegitimate but included in the line of inheritance. So, despite twenty children, the claimants to his inheritance were few.

If we handwave away all the sons, he doesn't have grandsons either unless he decides to include illegitimate children.

Hm. That could be interesting. They might try to take the throne even if they're not counted - whether they succeed being another story.
 
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