King Charles II of France
Other names for Charles were Charles the Bald and Charles II Carolingian. General Notes: The period 840-890 was marked by continued anarchy in the Carolingian domains. Reigned briefly as King Charles I, King of the Franks after Louis II. He may have been the son of Lothair; sources disagree. He was Emperor Charles II of the West from 875 to 877. {Chamber’s Biographical Dictionary; Encyclopedia of of Military History} [GADD.GED] Noted events in his life were: • Alt. Birth, 15 May 823, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. 766 • Alt. Birth, 13 Jun 828, Frankfurt-Am-Main, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia. 804 Charles married Queen Ermentrude of Orléans, daughter of Count Odo of Orléans and Engeltrude de Paris, on 14 Dec 842 in Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, France 17,759.,766 (Queen Ermentrude of Orléans was born about 825 in Orléans, Centre, France 17,765 and died on 6 Oct 869 in St. Denis, Aude, France 17,759,765,766,811.) Charles next married Richildis of Metz, daughter of Count Buwin of Metz and Unknown, on 22 Jan 870 in Aachen, Nord-Rhein, Germany.766 (Richildis of Metz died between 910 and 914 766.) |