Back Arnolf van Karintië Afrikaans Arnulf von Kärnten ALS Earnulf Carendran ANG أرنولف الكارينثي Arabic ارنولف من كارينثيا ARZ Arnulfu de Carintia AST آرنولف کرنتنی AZB Арнульф Карынтыйскі Byelorussian Арнульф Карынтыйскі BE-X-OLD Арнулф Каринтийски Bulgarian
| Arnulf of Carinthia | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Romans | |
.jpg) Seal of Arnulf of Carinthia c. 896 | |
| Emperor in Italy | |
| Reign | 22 February 896 – 8 December 899 |
| Coronation | 22 February 896, Rome |
| Predecessor | Lambert |
| Successor | Louis the Blind |
| King of Italy | |
| Reign | 894 – 8 December 899 |
| Predecessor | Lambert |
| Successor | Louis the Blind |
| King of East Francia | |
| Reign | c. 27 November 887[1] – 8 December 899 |
| Predecessor | Charles the Fat |
| Successor | Louis the Child |
| Born | c. 850 |
| Died | 8 December 899 Ratisbon, Duchy of Bavaria, East Francia (now Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany)[2] |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Ota Oda of West Francia Vinburge |
| Issue | Louis the Child Ratold of Italy Zwentibold Glismut of Carinthia Hedwig of Carinthia |
| House | Carolingian |
| Father | Carloman of Bavaria |
| Mother | Liutswind |
| signum manus (890) |  |
Arnulf of Carinthia (c. 850 – 8 December 899) was the duke of Carinthia who overthrew his uncle Emperor Charles the Fat to become the Carolingian king of East Francia[3] from 887, the disputed king of Italy from 894, and the disputed emperor from February 22, 896, until his death at Ratisbon, Bavaria.
- ^ "Karl III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie. "[Karl's] last document from Frankfurt is dated to 17 November 887, and Arnulf's first document is dated to 27 November 887."
- ^ The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. III, Part II (page 623), printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, London, 1844
- ^ East Francia had been split from the rest of Frankish Realm by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. It evolved into Holy Roman Empire after end of Carolingian rule.