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Carney & Wehofer Family
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| 12. |  Emperor Charles II "The Bald", Holy Roman Empire was born on 13 Jun 823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia (son of Louis I "The Pious" Lothair Of DE AQUITAINE, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Judith The Fair Of BAVARIA, Princess Of Bavaria); died on 6 Oct 877 in Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne; was buried in St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France. Other Events:
- Name: The Bald
- Occupation: King of France, Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire
- _UID: 5F55BA98BC26429D9FD2042F9CE8AE7F1C16
Notes:
Alias: The /Bald/, Le Chauve
Charles was the youngest son of Louis I, the Emperor of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire whose territories included France. When Louis died in 840, his three sons fought over how the empire would be divided among them. The empire (which had come from his father Charlemegne) was divided according to the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and Charles received the western part of the empire thus becoming the first to rule France as a separate kingdom.
Charles had many battles on many sides to fight. He was besieged by the constant raiding of the Norsemen (called Normans in France) who he bribed so they would leave. The Bretons revolted against him and even Charles' own half-brothers and their sons fought against him. Louis, "The German", one of Charles' half-brothers, fought him for control of Lotharingia and finally forced Charles to share it. However, Charles was able to outsmart Louis and won control of Italy and the Roman Empire.
When Charles' nephew, Lothair II, died, Louis and Charles seized control of his lands and split it between them in the Treaty of Meersen in 870.
In 875, after the death of another nephew, Emperor Louis II, Charles was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on December 25th by Pope John VIII. A year later, Louis "The German" died and Charles invaded Germany but he was defeated by Louis' son, Louis "The Younger". Charles attacked Italy in 877 but was forced to retreat in order to attend to other rebellions and uprisings. He died on his way home from Italy.
Charles married Ermentrude (Irmtrud) De ORL?ANS, Countess Of Orleans on 13 Dec 842 in Crecy, France. Ermentrude (daughter of Eudes DE ORLEANS, Count Of Orleans and Orleans/ Ingeltrude DE PARIS, Countess Of Orleans) was born on 27 Sep 830 in Orl?ans, Loiret, France; died on 6 Oct 869 in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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