Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France

828 - 877  (49 years)

• Name	Charles II
  Born	13 Jun 828	Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Reign	From 840 to 877  [1]
  King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
  Land/House	843
  By the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Carolingian Empire was divided into three kingdoms, with Charles the Bald receiving the West Frankish Kingdom, Lothar receiving the Kingdom of Lothar, and Louis the German receiving the East Frankish Kingdom.
  	The Division of the Carolingian Empire by the Treaty of Verdun, 843
  Crowned	869
  He was crowned the King of Burgundy.
  Crowned	875
  He was crowned the King of Italy.
  Reign	From 875 to 877  [1]
  Holy Roman Emperor
  He was crowned on 25 December 875.
  Died	6 Oct 877	Brides-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Buried	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [4]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  + 1. Gisela, Princess of France ,   b. 820,   d. 1 Jul 874  (Age 54 years) ▻ Eberhard, Margrave of Friuli ,  m. 836 + 2. Charles II "the Bald", Holy Roman Emperor and King of France ,   b. 13 Jun 828, Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany ,   d. 6 Oct 877, Brides-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France  (Age 49 years) ▻ Ermentrude of Orléans ,  m. 14 Dec 842 ;  Richardis of Metz ,  m. 25 Nov 870
  Person ID	I3069	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Louis I "the Pious", Holy Roman Emperor,   b. Aug 778, Haute-Garonne, France ,   d. 20 Jun 841, near Mainz  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Judith of Bavaria,   b. Abt 800, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	Feb 819
  Family ID	F2343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ermentrude of Orléans,   b. 27 Sep 830,   d. 6 Oct 869, Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  (Age 39 years)  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Married	14 Dec 842  [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 14 years - She was 12 years
  Children	+ 1. Louis II "the Stammerer", Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 1 Sep 846,   d. 10 Apr 879, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 32 years)   2. Charles   3. Carolman, Abbott of St Médard Soiss ,   b. Abt 849 + 4. Judith of France, Princess of France,   b. Abt 846, France ,   d. After 870  (Age ~ 25 years)   5. Lothar   6. Ermentrude, Abbess of Hasnon   7. Hildegarde   8. Gisele   9. Rotrude of Poitiers, Abbess of St. Radegund   10. Drogo   11. Pippin + 12. Hersent of France
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F2306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Richardis of Metz  [4, 5]
  Married	25 Nov 870  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 42 years - She was ??
  Children	+ 1. Roheut,   b. Abt 870 + 2. Rothilde of Neustria,   b. Abt 871,   d. Abt 22 Mar 928  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F2476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Sewell gives his birth date as 13 June 823. [5] Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth date as 23 June 823. [6]

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jun 828 - Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany Died - 6 Oct 877 - Brides-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Buried - - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  		Coin of Charles the Bald

  
  

• Sources

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