Charles II "the Bald" King of France
Male, #29185, (13 June 828 - 6 October 877)
Charles II "the Bald" King of France|b. 13 Jun 828\nd. 6 Oct 877|p29185.htm|Louis I "the Fair" Emperor of the West|b. Aug 778\nd. 20 Jun 841|p29041.htm|Judith of Bavaria|b. a 800\nd. 19 Apr 843|p29219.htm|Charlemagne Emperor of the West|b. 2 Apr 747\nd. 28 Jan 814|p12.htm|Hildegarde Countess in Linzgau|b. 758\nd. 30 Apr 783|p29109.htm|Welf I. Duke of Bavaria, Count in the Entgau|d. 819|p29220.htm|Egilwich Abbess of Challes|d. a 833|p33592.htm|
Charles the Bald
Charles II "the Bald" King of France was born on 13 June 828 in Frankford-on-Main, Germany. Sewell gives his birth date as 13 June 823.4,2,3 He was the son of Louis I "the Fair" Emperor of the West and Judith of Bavaria.1,2,3,4 Charles II "the Bald" King of France was crowned King of West Franks in 840.4 On 14 December 842 Charles married Ermentrude of Orléans, daughter of Eudes Count of Orléans and Engeltrude.4,2,3,5 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.3 Charles II "the Bald" King of France was crowned King of Burgundy in 869.2 On 25 November 870 Charles married Richardis of Metz, daughter of Budwine Count of Italy and Metz and Richilde of Arles.2,3 Charles II "the Bald" King of France was crowned King of Italy in 875.2 He was crowned Emperor of the West in 25 December 875.4,2 He died on Wednesday, 6 October 877 in Brides-les-Bains, Near Mt. Cenis in the Alps, at age 49 years, 3 months and 23 days.4,2,3 He was buried in St. Denis, France.2Children of Charles II "the Bald" King of France and Ermentrude of Orléans
- Hersent Princess of France+4,2
- Lothar3
- Ermentrude Abbess of Hasnon3
- Hildegard3
- Gisele3
- Rotrude of Poitiers Abbess of St Radegund3
- Drogo3
- Pippin3
- Judith of France+1,4,2,3 (a 844 - a 870)
- Louis II "the Stammerer" Holy Roman Emperor+4,2,3 (1 Sep 846 - 10 Apr 879)
- Charles of Aquitaine King of Aquitaine3 (a 847 - )
- Carloman Abbott of St Médard Soiss3 (a 849 - )
Children of Charles II "the Bald" King of France and Richardis of Metz
- Charles3
- Roheut+2,3 (a 870 - )
- Rothilde of Neustria+2 (a 871 - a 22 Mar 928)
Citations
- Norr, Vernon M.. Some Early English Pedigrees. Washington DC: by author, 1968.
- Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa. Fourth Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
- Sewell Genealogy Site. Online http://www3.sympatico.ca/robert.sewell/sitemapweb.html
- Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650. Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982.
- Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Genealogical Research in Europe: The Parentage of Count Wugrim of Angoulême", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume CX (January 1956).
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