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May 28, 2019 · Updated on May 28, 2019. Charles II was also known as: Charles the Bald (in French Charles le Chauve; in German Karl der Kahle ) Charles II was known for: Being the king of the West Frankish kingdom and, later, Western Emperor. He was the grandson of Charlemagne and youngest son of Louis the Pious . Occupations: King & Emperor.
Charles the Bald (13 June 823 - 6 October 877) was King Charles II of France (843-877). He was also the Holy Roman Emperor (875-877) and King of West Francia (840-877). Marriages, family and children. Charles married Ermentrude, daughter of Odo I, Count of Orléans, in 842. She died in 869.
Apr 25, 2017 · 1. Death and Legacy. Following his decisive defeat at Andernach at the hands of his nephew, Charles became sick. His condition deteriorated as he made his journey back to Gaul. His death is recorded to have taken place while crossing the Mont Cenis at Brides-les-Bains, very close to his place of birth, on the 6th of October, 877.
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.
May 19, 2021 · Charles the Bald, the youngest son of Louis the Pious, reigned as the king of West Francia (r. 843-877) and Italy (r. 875-877) and, following the death of his nephew Louis II, as emperor (r. 875-877). Of the three successors to Louis the Pious, Charles faced the most conflict.
Charles the Bald & the Image of Kingship | History Today. The creation of the powerful propaganda image of the early medieval king as divinely-inspired and sanctioned was the work not of Charlemagne but his lesser-known grandson. Rosamond McKitterick | Published in History Today Volume 38 Issue 6 June 1988.
Charles The Bald. Janet L. Nelson. Routledge, Jun 11, 2014 - History - 364 pages. This important and long-awaited study is the first full-scale biography of Charlemagne's grandson, King of...
