Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald
Emperor of the Romans
Charles the Bald as depicted in the Vivian Bible, c. 845
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
Reign875 – 6 October 877
Coronation25 December 875, Pavia
PredecessorLouis II of Italy
SuccessorCharles the Fat
King of West Francia
Reignc. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877
PredecessorLouis the Pious
SuccessorLouis the Stammerer
Born(823-06-13)13 June 823
Frankfurt, Francia
Died6 October 877(877-10-06) (aged 54)
Brides-les-Bains, West Francia
Burial
Spouses
Issue
HouseCarolingian
FatherLouis the Pious
MotherJudith of Bavaria
Denier of Charles the Bald struck at Paris

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]

  1. ^ He is retroactively counted as "Charles II" in the lists of both French and German monarchs.
  2. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 897.

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