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Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877).
Jun 9, 2024 · Charles II (born June 13, 823—died Oct. 6, 877, Brides-les-Bain, France) was the king of France (i.e., Francia Occidentalis, the West Frankish kingdom) from 843 to 877 and Western emperor from 875 to 877. (He is reckoned as Charles II both of the Holy Roman Empire and of France.)
May 28, 2019 · Charles the Bald (in French Charles le Chauve; in German Karl der Kahle) Charles II was known for: Being the king of the West Frankish kingdom and, later, Western Emperor.
Aug 31, 2023 · Charles the Bald, or Charles II, ruled as the King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and as the King of Italy and the Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 875 to 877. His reign witnessed a series of civil wars, which began during his father Louis the Pious’s reign.
Charles the Bald, also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877).
Apr 25, 2017 · Charles the Bald - World Leaders in History. The grandson of Charlemagne, Charles was the youngest of four sons and thus faced major difficulties during the split of the Carolingian Empire.
Charles the Bald (13 June 823 - 6 October 877) was King Charles II of France (843-877). He was also the Holy Roman Emperor (875-877) and King of West Francia (840-877).
May 19, 2021 · Charles the Bald, the youngest son of Louis the Pious, reigned as the king of West Francia (r. 843-877) and Italy (r. 875-877) and, following the death of his nephew Louis II, as emperor (r. 875-877). Of the three successors to Louis the Pious, Charles faced the most conflict.
The investigation of Carolus Calvus (Charles the Bald) must consider not only Charles' own legacy and physical reality, but also evaluate the nickname as part of a larger naming phenomenon.
Charles the Bald & the Image of Kingship The creation of the powerful propaganda image of the early medieval king as divinely-inspired and sanctioned was the work not of Charlemagne but his lesser-known grandson.
