Carloman II was the King of West Francia from 879 until his death. A member of the Carolingians, he and his elder brother Louis III, divided the kingdom between themselves and ruled jointly until the
1264 gisant of Carloman, Basilica of Saint-Denis
A denarius of Carloman II
The coronation of Carloman (left) and his elder brother, who is shown seated higher and crowned by two bishops
Artistic representation of Louis III & Carloman II, as part of a large collection of commissioned paintings by Louis Philippe I of all the French monarchs. (Charles Auguste Steuben, ca. 1837).
Louis the Stammerer was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the Stammerer was physically weak a
Carloman II
…between themselves and ruled jointly until the latter's death in 882. Thereafter Carloman ruled alone until his own death. He was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Queen Ansgarde. Carloman II was born around 866 as the second son of King Louis II the Stammerer and Ansgarde of Burgundy. His grandfather was…
Denier of Louis the Stammerer
Denier Chinon 954, obverse