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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.
- 10 April 879 – 6 December 884
- Ansgarde of Burgundy
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.
Co-ruled with his brother brother Carloman II. Won a major victory against a Viking army at the Battle of Lüneburg Heath in 880. Died when he hit his head on the top of a door while chasing a girl. Carloman II (866-884) King of West Francia (879 – 884) Emperor (813-840) King of the Franks (814-840) Co-ruled with his brother brother Louis III ...
- Rise of The Carolingians
- Charlemagne
- Partition & Decline
- Fall from Power
- Legacy
The Carolingian Dynasty was formed from the union of the Pepinid and Arnulfing houses and grew to power during the 8th century in Francia as its political predecessor, the Merovingian Dynasty (458-751), collapsed. Descended from Clovis I, King of the Franks (r. 481-511/513), the Merovingian kingdom encompassed Burgundy, Gaul, Swabia, and western Sw...
While Pepin the Short was the first of the Carolingian kings, it was his son Charlemagne who brought the dynasty to historical immortality. Known for his military leadership, pagan intolerance, and aggressive expansionism, Charlemagne reigned as King of the Franks (r. 768-814) after the death of his father and as Holy Roman Emperor (r. 800-814) fol...
Charlemagne’s last living son, Louis the Pious (Louis I; r. 813-840), inherited the Carolingian Empire at Charlemagne’s death in 814 after ruling a short time as co-emperor. Though he was not a warrior like his father, Louis engaged in conflicts with neighboring populations, including the Basques, Danes, and Vikings. He also continued many of Charl...
The deaths of Carolingian kings between 875 and 880 sent the dynasty into instability as regional nobles in each of the kingdoms attempted to seize power. With the Lotharingian and Western kings having died, the kingdoms were transferred to Louis the German’s last living son, Charles the Fat, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 881-887), King of East Francia (r...
The Carolingian partitions of 843, 855, and 887 have all been viewed as the origin of modern European states. While the former partition has been interpreted as the end of Charlemagne’s great empire by its establishment of separate kingdoms, the latter division permanently separated West Francia, East Francia, and Italy, setting the three regions o...
- Michael Griffith
Apr 28, 2022 · Carloman II (c. 866 – 12 December 884), King of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy, and became king, jointly with his brother Louis III of France, on his father's death in 879. Some nobles advocated electing a sole king, but eventually both brothers were elected kings.
- Engelberge de Provence
- Bavaria
- circa 867
- abbaye royale, Saint Denis, France
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Carloman II of France (c. 866 – 12 December 884 ), king of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He and his brother Louis III of France shared the kingship when their father died in 879. Carloman became sole king in 882 when his brother died.
Carloman (died Dec. 12, 884) was the second son of Louis II and king of France or the West Franks (882–884). On Louis II’s death (879) Carloman was associated with his brother Louis III as king of the West Franks, but both, as the children of a first marriage that had been unacceptable to their grandfather Charles the Bald, had difficulty ...
