Charles the Bald
13 June 823 — 6 October 877
Charles the Bald was king of West Francia (843–77), king of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77). 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.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the Carolingian Dynasty. Carolingian Dynasty family tree
- Parents: Louis the Pious
- Siblings: Lothair I, Louis the German
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates -39, 21.
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