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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. Thereafter Carloman ruled alone until his own death.
- 10 April 879 – 6 December 884
- Ansgarde of Burgundy
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. He was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Queen Ansgarde.
Co-ruled with his brother brother Carloman II. Won a major victory against a Viking army at the Battle of Lüneburg Heath in 880. Died when he hit his head on the top of a door while chasing a girl. Carloman II (866-884) King of West Francia (879 – 884) Emperor (813-840) King of the Franks (814-840) Co-ruled with his brother brother Louis III ...
Pepin or Pippin (777 – 8 July 810) was King of Italy from 781 until his death in 810. 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 ...
- 781 – 810
- Hildegard
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
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Le 4 septembre 879, Carloman II est couronné à Ferrières-en-Gâtinais avec son frère Louis III avec qui il partage le royaume des Francs occidentaux en 880. Tandis que la Neustrie et la Francie reviennent à Louis, Carloman obtient l’ Aquitaine et la Bourgogne 3. Les deux souverains s'entendent pour exclure Hugues, fils illégitime de ...
- Louis III (879-882)
- Charles III le Gros
Carloman I (28 June 751 – 4 December 771), also Karlmann, Karlomann, [1] 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.
