Charles the Bald | |
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Emperor of the Romans | |
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire | |
Reign | 875 – 6 October 877 |
Coronation | 25 December 875, Pavia |
Predecessor | Louis II of Italy |
Successor | Charles the Fat |
King of West Francia | |
Reign | c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 |
Predecessor | Louis the Pious |
Successor | Louis the Stammerer |
Born | Frankfurt, Francia | 13 June 823
Died | 6 October 877 Brides-les-Bains, West Francia | (aged 54)
Burial | |
Spouses | |
Issue | |
House | Carolingian |
Father | Louis the Pious |
Mother | Judith of Bavaria |
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), 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).[1] 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. He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious by his second wife, Judith.[2]