Charles the Bald was king of West Francia, king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire. After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the
Charles the Bald as depicted in the Vivian Bible, c. 845
Denier of Charles the Bald struck at Paris
Denier (type Temple and cross) of Charles the Bald, minted at Reims between 840 and 864 (pre-Edict of Pistres)
The so-called Equestrian statuette of Charlemagne (c. 870), thought to possibly depict Charles the Bald
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
Charles the Bald
…Bible, c. 845 Emperor of the Carolingian Empire Reign 875 – 6 October 877 Coronation 25 December 875, Pavia Predecessor Louis II of Italy Successor Charles the Fat King of West Francia Reign c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 Predecessor Louis the Pious Successor Louis the Stammerer Rival Louis the German (858–859…
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).