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Carloman II ( c. 866 – 6 December 884) was the King of West Francia (future France) from 879 until his death. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he and his elder brother, Louis III, divided the kingdom between themselves and ruled jointly until the latter's death in 882.
- 10 April 879 – 6 December 884
- Ansgarde of Burgundy
Born Carloman, he was the third son of Charlemagne (his second by Queen Hildegard ). Carloman was renamed Pepin upon his baptism in 781, where he was also crowned as king of the Lombard Kingdom his father had conquered. Pepin ruled the kingdom from a young age under Charlemagne, but predeceased his father.
- 781 – 810
- Hildegard
Carloman II was the King of West Francia from 879 until his death. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he and his elder brother, Louis III, divided the kingdom between themselves and ruled jointly until the latter's death in 882. Thereafter Carloman ruled alone until his own death.
Apr 28, 2022 · Carloman II (c. 866 – 12 December 884), King of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy, and became king, jointly with his brother Louis III of France, on his father's death in 879. Some nobles advocated electing a sole king, but eventually both brothers were elected kings.
- Engelberge de Provence
- Bavaria
- circa 867
- abbaye royale, Saint Denis, France
Carloman II 1 né vers 867, mort le 6 décembre 884 à Lyons-la-Forêt, roi des Francs de 879 à 884, fils de Louis II dit le Bègue et d’ Ansgarde de Bourgogne . Biographie. Le royaume de Carloman II figure en bleu. Il héritera à la mort de son frère Louis III en 882 du royaume de ce dernier (en mauve).
- Louis III (879-882)
- Charles III le Gros
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Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), also Karlmann, Karlomann, was king of the Franks from 768 until he died in 771. He was the second surviving son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon and was a younger brother of Charlemagne. His death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms.
Carloman (died Dec. 12, 884) was the second son of Louis II and king of France or the West Franks (882–884).
