Gisela (daughter of Charlemagne)
8th and 9th-century Frankish noblewoman
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Gisela, (in or before 781 – 808 or later) was a daughter of Charlemagne from his marriage to Hildegard.[1]
| Gisela | |
|---|---|
| Born | in or before 781 |
| Died | after 808 |
| Dynasty | Carolingian |
| Father | Charlemagne |
| Mother | Hildegard |
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] The sisters of Louis were sent from the capital to estates from their father's will or ones deemed appropriate.[9]