What is Caribert of Laon?
'''Caribert of Laon''', son of [[Martin of Laon]], was the grandfather of [[Charlemagne]]. He was the father of Charles's mother, [[Bertrada of Laon]]. In [[721]], he signed, with his mother Bertrada of Prüm, the foundation act of the [[Abbey of Prüm]]. The same year, also with his mother, he made a donation to the [[Abbey of Echternach]]. In [[744]], his daughter Bertrada of Laon (by Bertrada of Cologne) married [[Pepin the Short]], mayor of the palace of [[Neustria]] and [[Burgundy]] and later king of the [[Franks]]. He died before [[762]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:French nobility]] [[Category:7th-century births]] [[Category:760s deaths]] [[Category:Laon]]