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Carloman died on 4 December 771 at the Villa of Samoussy; the death, sudden and convenient though it was, was set down to natural causes (a severe nosebleed is sometimes claimed as being at fault). [11] [12] At the time of his death, he and his brother Charlemagne were close to outright war, which Charlemagne's biographer Einhard attributes to ...
The common consensus seems to be that he died a natural cause. Why is that? Not to forget that their mother, Bertrada, obviously favored Charlemagne and schemed against Carloman before. Its just all so incredibly convenient for Charlemagne.
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Mar 25, 2019 · Charlemagne ascended to the throne at his father's death, co-ruling with his brother Carloman I (r. 768-771) until the latter's death.
- Joshua J. Mark
Carloman died suddenly on 4 December 771, leaving Charlemagne as sole king of the Franks. He moved immediately to secure his hold on his brother's territory, forcing Carloman's widow Gerberga to flee to Desiderius's court in Lombardy with their children.
- 9 October 768 – 28 January 814
- Bertrada of Laon
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.
- 781 – 810
- Hildegard
Carloman I (c.749-771) King of the Franks (768-771) Along with his brother Charlemagne he inherited half of the Kingdom of the Franks upon Pepin’s death. Tensions between the brothers ended with Carloman’s sudden death. Pepin of Italy (777-810) King of Italy (781 – 810)
Nov 16, 2018 · Charlemagne ruled as King of the Franks between 768-814 CE, at first with his brother Carloman I until Carloman's death in 771 CE, winning numerous military victories and conquering opponents of the church until he was powerful enough to be proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor in 800 CE and found the Carolingian Empire (800-888 CE).
