Karl the bald
Karl II., also: Karl the bald one (* 13. June 823 in Frankfurt/Main; † 6. October 877 in Avrieux with Modane) from the family of the Karolinger was westFrankish king (843 -877) and emperor of 875 - 877.
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it was the youngest son of Ludwig the pious one from its second marriage with the Judith; he was appointed in August 829 dux the Alemanniae, in September 838 the king by Neustrien. By the contract of Verdun 843 he got the westernThird of the realm from the Pyreneeses to the Schelde, the west Franconia realm, which it 848, after the joggle of its nephew beep pin II. the direct rule over Aquitanien added.
after death Lothar II. he tried 869,the rule Lotharingien to achieve over completely, had to leave however 870 with the contract of Mersen Ludwig to the German the eastern half of Lorraine.
After the death of his childless nephew Ludwig II. remained. 875 it inherited its Italian kingdom, to since the death of its nephew Karl 863 a majority Burgunds belonged, and became in Rome to 25. December 875 to the emperor crowned.
Karl's inheriting were in the west Franconia realm Ludwig of the Stammler, in Italy his eastFrankish nephew Karl man and in Burgund made themselves independent Boso of Vienne, the 880 the kingby Niederburgund one selected.
Karl the bald one was buried in Nantua, umgebettet then however into the Basilika Saint Denis.
two times married descendant Karl:
- to 14. December 842 Irmentrud (* 27. September probably 830; † 6. October 869 in the abbey Hasnon with Valenciennes), daughter of the count Odo (of Orléans) (Matfriede)
- to 22. November 870 Richildis († 2. June 910), daughter of the count Buvinus of Metz and the Richeut of Arles (Buviniden)
of Irmentrud he had nine children:
- Judith (*probably 844 † after 870) ∞ 1. October 856 Æthelwulf king of Wessex, † 858; ∞ II 858 king Æthelbald king of Wessex, † 860, ∞ III after a kidnapping 862 end of 863 in Auxerre Balduin I. Count of Flanders, † 879
- Ludwig II. the Stammler (* 846; † 879) King 877
- Karl the child (* 847/848; † 866) King (of Aquitanien) 855
- Karl man († 876) 854 Tonsur, 860 abbott of pc. Médard in Soissons, 870 set off, 873 dazzled, 874 abbott of genuine after
- Lothar († 865 before 25. December), 861 monk, late abbott of Saint Germain d'Auxerre
- Ermentrud († after 11. July 877), Äbtissin of Hasnon with Valenciennes
- Hildegard
- Gisela
- Rotrud († after 889, probably after 3. February 912), probably Äbtissin of Andlau
From Richildis it had five children:
- Rothild (* probably 871; † 928/929), ∞ around 890 count Rotger (probably identical to Roger, 897 count von Maine; † 31. October 900)
- Drogo (* 872/873; † 873/874), twin
- beep pin (* 872/873; † 873/874), twin
- child (* 23. March 875; † soon after the birth)
- Karl (* 10. October 876; † 877 before 7. April)
literature
- Janet L. Nelson: Charles le Chauve. Aubier Montaigne 2001, ISBN 2-70072-261-2
- pure hard lives: Was Karl the bald one really bald? Historical one Surname - and which puts behind. dtv 2003, ISBN 3-42330-876-1
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| Predecessor Ludwig of the pious | list of the rulers of France | successor Ludwig of the Stammler |
| person data | |
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| NAME | Karl II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAME | Karl of the bald |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | westFrankish king (843 -877) and emperor of 875 -877 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13. June 823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt/Main |
| DYING DATE | 6. October 877 |
| DYING PLACE | Avrieux with Modane |
