Emperor Charles II "The Bald", Holy Roman Empire^{[1, 2]}

823 - 877  (54 years)

• Name	Charles II "The Bald"
  Prefix	Emperor
  Suffix	Holy Roman Empire
  Nickname	The Bald
  Birth	13 Jun 823	Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
  Gender	Male
  Name	The Bald
  Occupation	King of France, Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire
  _UID	5F55BA98BC26429D9FD2042F9CE8AE7F1C16
  Death	6 Oct 877	Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne
  Burial	St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France
  Person ID	I7080	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Louis I "The Pious" Lothair Of DE AQUITAINE, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 16 Apr 778, Chasseneuil, Aquitaine, Gironde, France d. 20 Jun 840, Castle Of Ingelheim, Germany (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Empress Judith The Fair Of BAVARIA, Princess Of Bavaria,   b. 805, Of Altdorf, Bavaria d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, Touraine, France (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Feb 818-819	Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia
  Family ID	F5680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ermentrude (Irmtrud) De ORLÉANS, Countess Of Orleans,   b. 27 Sep 830, Orléans, Loiret, France d. 6 Oct 869, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 842	Crecy, France
  Children	1. King Louis II "The Stammerer" Of FRANCE,   b. 1 Nov 843, France d. 10 Nov 879, Compiégne, Braines, France (Age 36 years)   2. Princess Judith Of The FRANKS,   b. 844, France d. Abt 875 (Age 31 years)   3. King Charles Of AQUITANE,   b. 847   d. 29 Sep 865, Buzanpcais, France (Age 18 years)   4. Hersent, Duchess Of Lorraine,   b. Abt 865, Lorraine, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Marriage	22 Nov 870	Aix-La-Chapelle, Paris, France
  Family ID	F3566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Countess Richildis De Autun Of METZ,   b. Abt 850, France d. Abt 912, France (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 870	Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia
  Children	1. Princess Rothilde Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 871, France d. 22 Mar 928 (Age ~ 57 years)   2. Prince Pbepin Of FRANCE,   b. Abt 872, France d. 874 (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F3565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Alias: The /Bald/, Le Chauve Charles was the youngest son of Louis I, the Emperor of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire whose territories included France. When Louis died in 840, his three sons fought over how the empire would be divided among them. The empire (which had come from his father Charlemegne) was divided according to the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and Charles received the western part of the empire thus becoming the first to rule France as a separate kingdom. Charles had many battles on many sides to fight. He was besieged by the constant raiding of the Norsemen (called Normans in France) who he bribed so they would leave. The Bretons revolted against him and even Charles' own half-brothers and their sons fought against him. Louis, "The German", one of Charles' half-brothers, fought him for control of Lotharingia and finally forced Charles to share it. However, Charles was able to outsmart Louis and won control of Italy and the Roman Empire. When Charles' nephew, Lothair II, died, Louis and Charles seized control of his lands and split it between them in the Treaty of Meersen in 870. In 875, after the death of another nephew, Emperor Louis II, Charles was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on December 25th by Pope John VIII. A year later, Louis "The German" died and Charles invaded Germany but he was defeated by Louis' son, Louis "The Younger". Charles attacked Italy in 877 but was forced to retreat in order to attend to other rebellions and uprisings. He died on his way home from Italy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S380] Sherry Huggins. [S395] Nancy Ann Morgan.