Charles II the Bald

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Charles II the Bald was a 9th-century Carolingian ruler who became King of West Francia and later Holy Roman Emperor, playing a key role in the political fragmentation of the Frankish Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian dynasty member
Holy Roman Emperor
King of West Francia
human
medieval monarch
birthDate 823-06-13
birthPlace Frankish Empire
linked to: Carolingian Empire
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
child Carloman
linked to: Carloman II

Charles the Child
Ermentrud
Gisela
Hildegard
Judith of Flanders
Lothar the Lame
Louis the Stammerer
Rotrud
coronationDate 875-12-25
coronationPlace Rome
countryOfCitizenship West Francia
deathDate 877-10-06
deathPlace Brides-les-Bains
Kingdom of Italy
dynasty Carolingian dynasty
era Early Middle Ages
father Louis the Pious
givenName Charles
house House of Carolingians
linked to: Carolingian dynasty
languageSpoken Latin
Old French
mother Judith of Bavaria
nickname the Bald
nobleFamily Carolingian dynasty
notableFor being crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John VIII
role in the political fragmentation of the Frankish Empire
rule over West Francia
positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
King of Italy
King of West Francia
linked to: King of France

King of the Franks
predecessor Lothair I
regnalName Charles II
reignEnd 877-10-06
reignStart 843-08-10
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Latin Church
sibling Lothair I
Louis the German
Pepin I of Aquitaine
signed Treaty of Meerssen
linked to: Treaty of Mersen

Treaty of Verdun
spouse Ermentrude of Orléans
Richilde of Provence
successor Louis the Stammerer

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Kingdom of France firstMonarch Charles II the Bald