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Son. King of West Francia. Frankish emperor (800-814). 768 - 771: Carloman I: Brother. King of East Francia. 768 - 769: After leading an abortive uprising against increasingly powerful Carolingian rule in Francia, Duke Hunald of Aquitaine is captured thanks to the dislike of him by his neighbour, Lupus, duke of Gascony. 771
Louis IV of France. Louis IV (920/921 [1] – 10 September 954 [2] ), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus ("From overseas"), reigned as King of West Francia from 936 to 954. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he was the only son of king Charles the Simple and his second wife Eadgifu of Wessex, daughter of King Edward the Elder of Wessex. [3]
The Kingdom of West Francia . 845 CE. Viking chief Ragnar Lothbrok raids Paris . 851 CE - 852 CE. Asgeir returns to raid region of West Francia. 854 CE - 858 CE. Viking raids on West Francia allegedly led by Bjorn Ironside and Hastein (although this attribution is more likely legendary rather than historical). 876 CE.
Nov 13, 2018 · Louis the German (r. 843-876 CE) received East Francia, Lothair (r. 843-855 CE) took Middle Francia, and Charles the Bald would rule West Francia. None of the brothers were interested in helping the others in any way and each would, to greater or lesser degrees, be left to deal with Viking raids on their kingdoms on their own.
Nov 19, 2018 · At this time, Francia was a united empire under the rule of Charlemagne (King of the Franks 768-814 CE, Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 CE) who protected the young exile. . Charlemagne seems to have disliked Offa as it is said he was outraged when Offa proposed an alliance which would be sealed by the marriage of Offa's son Ecgfrith (r. 796 CE) to one of Charlemagne's daughter
Jun 1, 2023 · It had been several decades since the population of West Francia was confronted with wars or invasions. After the death of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious, several heirs quarreled over the crown. With the Treaty of Verdun, the empire was split into three territories headed by Charlemagne’s grandsons: Lothair became King of Middle Francia.
Jan 15, 2024 · He wed Judith—the 12-year-old daughter of Charles II, the King of West Francia ... He and Judith ruled the southern territory successfully for at least the next seven years, repelling Viking ...
