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 823 - 877 (54 years)
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| Name |
Charles II "The Bald" |
| Prefix |
Emperor |
| Suffix |
Holy Roman Empire |
| Nickname |
The Bald |
| Born |
13 Jun 823 |
Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Name |
The Bald |
| Occupation |
King of France, Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire |
| _UID |
5F55BA98BC26429D9FD2042F9CE8AE7F1C16 |
| Died |
6 Oct 877 |
Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne |
| Buried |
St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France |
| Person ID |
I7080 |
Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Father |
Louis I "The Pious" Lothair Of DE AQUITAINE, Holy Roman Emperor, b. 16 Apr 778, Chasseneuil, Aquitaine, Gironde, France , d. 20 Jun 840, Castle Of Ingelheim, Germany (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Empress Judith The Fair Of BAVARIA, Princess Of Bavaria, b. 805, Of Altdorf, Bavaria , d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, Touraine, France (Age 38 years) |
| Married |
Feb 818-819 |
Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia |
| Family ID |
F5680 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ermentrude (Irmtrud) De ORL?ANS, Countess Of Orleans, b. 27 Sep 830, Orl?ans, Loiret, France , d. 6 Oct 869, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 39 years) |
| Married |
13 Dec 842 |
Crecy, France |
| Children |
| | 1. King Louis II "The Stammerer" Of FRANCE, b. 1 Nov 843, France , d. 10 Nov 879, Compi?gne, Braines, France (Age 36 years) |
| | 2. Princess Judith Of The FRANKS, b. 844, France , d. Abt 875 (Age 31 years) |
| | 3. King Charles Of AQUITANE, b. 847, d. 29 Sep 865, Buzanpcais, France (Age 18 years) |
| | 4. Hersent, Duchess Of Lorraine, b. Abt 865, Lorraine, France , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F3564 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Married |
22 Nov 870 |
Aix-La-Chapelle, Paris, France |
| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F3566 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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.
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- [S380] Sherry Huggins.
- [S395] Nancy Ann Morgan.
- [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.
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