Einhard

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Carolingian intellectual Frankish scholar Latin prose writer biographer courtier

Einhard was a Frankish scholar and courtier best known for writing the influential biography of Charlemagne, "Vita Karoli Magni," during the Carolingian Renaissance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Einhard canonical 12
Eginhard 2
Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian intellectual ⓘ
Frankish scholar ⓘ
Latin prose writer ⓘ
biographer ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
advisorTo Charlemagne ⓘ
Emperor Louis the Pious ⓘ
surface form: Louis the Pious
alternateName Einhard ⓘ
surface form: Eginhard

Einhart ⓘ
birthDate c. 770 ⓘ
birthPlace Franconia ⓘ
East Francia ⓘ
surface form: eastern Francia
deathDate 14 March 840 ⓘ
840 ⓘ
educatedAt monastery of Fulda ⓘ
surface form: Fulda Abbey

monastery of Fulda ⓘ
employer Charlemagne ⓘ
Emperor Louis the Pious ⓘ
surface form: Louis the Pious
era Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ
influenced Carolingian historiography ⓘ
medieval biographical writing ⓘ
influencedBy Roman imperial biography ⓘ
Suetonius ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
memberOf Carolingian court ⓘ
surface form: Carolingian court circle
name Einhard self-link ⓘ
nationality Frankish ⓘ
notableWork Life of Charlemagne ⓘ
Vita Karoli Magni ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
positionHeld lay abbot of Saint-Servatius at Maastricht ⓘ
lay abbot of Seligenstadt ⓘ
royal counselor ⓘ
royal secretary ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Aachen ⓘ
Seligenstadt ⓘ
spouse Imma ⓘ
studentOf Alcuin of York ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
wroteAbout Charlemagne ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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Carolingian Renaissance → significantPerson → Einhard ⓘ
Charlemagne → advisor → Einhard ⓘ
Palace School at Aachen → significantPerson → Einhard ⓘ
Einhard → name → Einhard self-link ⓘ
Einhard → alternateName → Einhard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eginhard
Saxon Wars → primarySource → Einhard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni
Frankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom → describedBySource → Einhard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Einhard’s Vita Karoli Magni
Bertha → relative → Einhard ⓘ
Avar wars → primarySource → Einhard ⓘ
this entity surface form: Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni
Carolingian palace complex → associatedWith → Einhard ⓘ
Carolingian court → notableMember → Einhard ⓘ
Einhart → alternateSpellingOf → Einhard ⓘ
Einhart → nameInLatin → Einhard ⓘ
subject surface form: Einhard
this entity surface form: Einhardus
Einhart → alsoKnownAs → Einhard ⓘ
subject surface form: Einhard
this entity surface form: Eginhard
Vita Karoli Magni → author → Einhard ⓘ
Life of Charlemagne → author → Einhard ⓘ
Imma → spouse → Einhard ⓘ
Lewis Thorpe → translatedAuthor → Einhard ⓘ