Hiltrud (born c. 716 died 754), was a Duchess consort of Bavaria. Pierre Riché, Les Carolingiens, une famille qui fit l'Europe, Paris, Hachette, coll. « Pluriel », 1983 (réimpr. 1997), 490 p. ( She was regent of Bavaria for her minor son in 748-754. She was a daughter of

Charles Martel Charles Martel ( – 22 October 741) was a Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. He was a son of the Frankish statesma ...

and Rotrude of Treves. She married Odilo I of

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

. After his death in 748, she became regent for her son Tassilo. She died in 754, when the boy turned 13.

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Medieval Lands Project on Chiltrudis, daughter of Charles Martel
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