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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.
Middle Francia was situated between the realms of East and West Francia, and comprised the Frankish territory between the rivers Rhine and Scheldt, the Frisian coast of the North Sea, the former Kingdom of Burgundy (except for a western portion, later known as Bourgogne) and Provence, as well as parts of northern Italy.
West Francia, at its start, is a Chalcedonian Francien salic monarchy located in the France region of the Western Europe subcontinent. The monarchy emerges from a split Chalcedonian Francia on June 21, 840, with cores, bordering fellow Chalcedonian Cornouaille, Vannes and Domnonia northwest, Aquitaine and Catalonia south and Middle Francia east, waters of the Western Mediterranean southeast ...
4 days ago · In contrast to the kings of East Francia, the rulers of West Francia, whose last Carolingian ruler was succeeded in 987 by the long-lasting dynasty of Hugh Capet (the Capetian dynasty), had difficulty ruling even their domains in the middle Seine valley, and they were overshadowed by the power of the territorial lords who had established ...
Judith was born around 843 or in early 844 as the eldest child of Charles II, King of West Francia ("Charles the Bald"; 823–877) and his first wife Ermentrude of Orléans (823–869) and was named after her paternal grandmother, Judith of Bavaria, Empress of the Romans (797–843). [1] She was a great-granddaughter of Charlemagne (747–814 ...
The Franco-German war of 978–980 was fought over possession of Lotharingia and over personal honour. In the summer of 978, King Lothair of West Francia (France) launched a surprise attack on Aachen, almost capturing the Emperor Otto II, king of East Francia (Germany) and of Italy.
May 19, 2021 · The Carolingian realm was split once more into separate territories: the kingdoms of East Francia, West Francia, Burgundy, and Italy. Nobles of the western kingdom elected Odo of West Francia (r. 888-898), an ancestor to the Capetian Dynasty of France, as their king, while Rudolf I of Burgundy was similarly elected the king of Burgundy. Arnulf ...
