Arnulf of Carinthia
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Arnulf of Carinthia was King of East Francia since 887, King of Italy since 894, and Emperor since 896. Initially, he was the Duke of Carinthia who overthrew his uncle Emperor Charles the Fat to becom
A charter of donation by king Arnulf of Carinthia, issued on 15 April 890 at Regensburg.
Arnulf of Carinthia and Louis the Child by Johann Jakob Jung (1840)
Charlemagne coin
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Charles the Fat
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Charles the Fat was the emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881 to 887. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, Charles was the youngest son of Louis the German and Hemma, and a great-grandson of Char
Arnulf of Carinthia
…King of East Francia since 887, King of Italy since 894, and Emperor since 896. Initially, he was the Duke of Carinthia who overthrew his uncle Emperor Charles the Fat to become the Carolingian king of East Francia in late 887. He also ruled Lotharingia, and tried to impose suzerainty over West Francia, and rule over…
Charter of Charles III, 2 December 882
Charles in a 14th-century sandstone relief, flanked by a squire and a knight
Charles the Fat receives the offer of kingship from two West Francian ambassadors (from the Grandes Chroniques de France, illustration from c. 1375–1379).