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Charles the Bald. Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). [1] After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles ...
- 875 – 6 October 877
- Louis the Pious
Charles II (born June 13, 823—died Oct. 6, 877, Brides-les-Bain, France) was the king of France (i.e., Francia Occidentalis, the West Frankish kingdom) from 843 to 877 and Western emperor from 875 to 877. (He is reckoned as Charles II both of the Holy Roman Empire and of France.) Son of the emperor Louis I the Pious and his second wife ...
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Still, Charles managed to consolidate his holdings, and in 870 he acquired western Lorraine through the Treaty of Meersen. Upon the death of the emperor Louis II (Lothair's son), Charles went to Italy to be crowned emperor by Pope John VIII. When Louis the German died in 876, Charles invaded Louis's lands but was defeated by Louis's son, Louis ...
Apr 25, 2017 · Charles the Bald - World Leaders in History A 9th Century manuscript on exhibit depicting key events from the life of Charles the Bald, grandson of Charlemagne. 5. Early Life. King Louis (the Pious), son of Charlemagne, had already had three sons by the time his youngest, Charles was born to his second wife, Judith.
Charles the Bald, also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire. He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest ...
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May 19, 2021 · The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty expanded from Francia as far as modern Italy, Spain, and Hungary, and ruled the eponymous Carolingian Empire (800-887), the largest European political entity to ...
At Aachen, in Charlemagne's royal palace chapel where his throne still stands, on December 29th, 1165, he was canonised, and a liturgical cult of Saint Charlemagne was added to the celebration of his fame. The Chanson de Roland and later vernacular chronicles are full of the deeds of the great King Charles. He became the model and inspiration ...
