Charlemagne (April 2, 742/8 - January 28, 814) also known as Charles the Great or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, and from 800 the first emperor in western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state he founded is called the Carolingian Empire. For a detailed Wikipedia, click here.  This page will document some different descents from Charlemagne that I am aware of that connects to an ancestor on one of my surname pages.

The ancestry of Thomas Lawrence's mother Elizabeth Bull has been proven back to Charlemagne in a publication in "The Genealogist, Vol. 10, #1, Spring 1989" by "David L. Greene" entitled "Royal Ancestry of the Ipswich MA and Long Island Lawrence Families".  The 29 page document is currently available on the Charlemagne.org site.  The established line to Charlemagne is listed below.  In addition, the Lawrence/Charlemagne line has been accepted for membership into the "Order of the Crown of Charlemagne."

The ancestry of Robert Abell to King Edward I is well documented in a number of established sources including "Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell" by Carl Boyer III.  The line below has been established as meeting the criteria of membership into the "Order of the Crown of Charlemagne."