Charles the Bald

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).

Charles the Bald

Marriages, family and children

Charles married Ermentrude, daughter of Odo I, Count of Orléans, in 842. She died in 869. In 870, Charles married Richilde of Provence, who was descended from a noble family of Lorraine.

With Ermentrude:

Judith (844–870), married firstly with Athelwulf of Wessex, secondly with Athelbald of Wessex (her stepson) and thirdly with Baldwin I of Flanders
Louis the Stammerer (846–879)
Charles the Child (847–866)
Lothar the Lame (848–866), monk in 861, became Abbot of Saint-Germain
Carloman (849–876)
Rotrud (852–912), a nun, Abbess of Saint-Radegunde
Ermentrud (854–877), a nun, Abbess of Hasnon
Hildegard (born 856, died young)
Gisela (857–874)
Godehilde (864-907)

With Richilde:

Rothild (871–929), married firstly to Hugues, Count of Bourges and secondly to Roger, Count of Maine
Drogo (872–873)
Pippin (873–874)
a son (born and died 875)
Charles (876–877)

References

Monarchs of France
Detailed family tree Simplified family tree List of Frankish kings List of French monarchs
Merovingians (509–751)	Clovis I Childebert I Chlothar I Charibert I Guntram Chilperic I Sigebert I Childebert II Chlothar II Dagobert I Sigebert II Clovis II Chlothar III Childeric II Theuderic III Clovis IV Childebert III Dagobert III Chilperic II Chlothar IV Theuderic IV Childeric III
Carolingians, Robertians and Bosonids (751–987)	Pepin the Short Carloman I Charlemagne (Charles I) Louis I Charles II Louis II Louis III Carloman II Charles the Fat Odo^R Charles III Robert I^R Rudolph^B Louis IV Lothair Louis V
House of Capet (987–1328)	Hugh Capet Robert II Henry I Philip I Louis VI Louis VII Philip II Louis VIII Louis IX Philip III Philip IV Louis X John I Philip V Charles IV
House of Valois (1328–1589)	Philip VI John II Charles V Charles VI Charles VII Louis XI Charles VIII Louis XII Francis I Henry II Francis II Charles IX Henry III
House of Lancaster (1422–1453)	Henry VI of England
House of Bourbon (1589–1792)	Henry IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XV Louis XVI Louis XVII
House of Bonaparte (1804–1814; 1815)	Napoleon I Napoleon II
House of Bourbon (1814–1815; 1815–1830)	Louis XVIII Charles X Louis XIX Henry V
House of Orléans (1830–1848)	Louis Philippe I Louis Philippe II
House of Bonaparte (1852–1870)	Napoleon III
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

Holy Roman Emperors
Charles I (Charlemagne) Louis I Lothair I Louis II Charles II Charles III Guy Lambert Arnulf Louis III Berengar Otto I Otto II Otto III Henry II Conrad II Henry III Henry IV Henry V Lothair III Frederick I Henry VI Otto IV Frederick II Henry VII Louis IV Charles IV Sigismund Frederick III Maximilian I Charles V Ferdinand I Maximilian II Rudolph II Matthias Ferdinand II Ferdinand III Leopold I Joseph I Charles VI Charles VII Francis I Joseph II Leopold II Francis II
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