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Denier of Charles the Bald struck at Paris. 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 ...
Cunigunda of France. Cunigunda of Sulichgau (893-924) was the daughter of Ermentrude of France, [1] and granddaughter in turn of Louis the Stammerer. In 898 her uncle Charles III gained control as king of the Franks, changing Cunigunda's life for the better.
Sep 26, 2022 · King Louis (Louis II) "le Bègue" de France formerly Carolingian. Born 1 Nov 0846 in France. Ancestors. Son of Charles (Carolingian) of France and Ermentrudis (Orléans) de France. Brother of Unknown (Carolingian) du Maine, Judith (Carolingian) de France, Carloman (Carolingian) de France, Charles (Carolingian) d'Aquitaine [half], Bertha ...
Feb 23, 2023 · monarch. Position held. king of West Francia (877–879) Noble title. king of Aquitaine ( Carloman II of France, Charles the Child, 867–877) king of Franks ( West Francia, Louis III of France, Carloman II of France, Charles the Bald, 877–879) Family. Carolingian dynasty.
Ranulf II (also spelled Rannoux, Rannulf, Ramnulf, and Ranulph) (850 – 5 August 890) was Count of Poitou from 866 and Duke of Aquitaine from 887. On the death of Charles the Fat in 888, he styled himself King of Aquitaine and did so until 889 or his death, after which the title fell into abeyance. Ranulf was a son of Ranulf I and Adeltrude of ...
Feb 20, 2011 · Louis the Stammerer (French: Louis le Bègue) (1 November 846 – 10 April 879) was the King of Aquitaine and later King of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orleans. He succeeded his younger brother in Aquitaine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, though he was never crowned Emperor.
Pepin, or Pippin the Hunchback (French: Pépin le Bossu, German: Pippin der Buckelige; c. 768/769 – 811) was a Frankish prince. He was the eldest son of Charlemagne and noblewoman Himiltrude. He developed a humped back after birth, leading early medieval historians to give him the epithet "hunchback". He lived with his father's court after ...
