What is Charles the Bald?
[[File:Bibliothèque nationale de France - Bible de Vivien Ms. Latin 1 folio 423r détail Le comte Vivien offre le manuscrit de la Bible faite à l'abbaye de Saint-Martin de Tours à Charles le Chauve.jpg|thumb|right|Charles the Bald, {{circa|845}}]] [[File:Charles le Chauve denier Bourges after 848.jpg|thumb|right|Charles the Bald’s denier]] '''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). ==Marriages, family and children== Charles married [[Ermentrude of Orléans|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 (province)|Lorraine]]. With [[Ermentrude of Orléans|Ermentrude]]: * [[Judith of Flanders|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, son of Charles the Bald|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 == {{reflist}} {{Monarchs of France}} {{Holy Roman Emperors}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles the Bald}} [[Category:823 births]] [[Category:877 deaths]] [[Category:Frankish rulers]] [[Category:Holy Roman Emperors]] [[Category:9th century in Europe]] {{bio-stub}}