Charibert (d. bef. 762), also spelled ''Caribert'' and ''Heribert'', Count of

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, was the maternal grandfather of

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. Charibert was the father of Charlemagne's mother,

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. Only Charibert's mother,

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, is known from contemporary records as the two signed the foundation act of the Abbey of Prüm in 721. The same year, also with his mother, he made a donation to the

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. Charibert's father was possibly Martin of Laon. The name of Charibert's wife is not known. Charibert had one daughter: *

, who married Pippin the Younger,

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and

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and later

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. Charibert died before 762, as stated in an act of his daughter and son-in-law.

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Sources

* Settipani, Christian. ''Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne''. Paris. 1989. * Settipani, Christian,
Addendum to the Ancestors of Charlemagne, 1990 (PDF)
8th-century deaths