Ruler · 823 – 877

Charles the Bald

Lived 823 – 877; monarch, writer. King of West Francia (West Francia), 843 – 877.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 823 – 877; 54 years
In office: 34 years; one reign
Lines: 1; West Francia
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

King of West Francia

West Francia · the 1st of 12 dated reigns · 843 – 987

Charles the Bald843 – 877

Louis the Stammerer877 – 879

Louis III of France879 – 882

Carloman II879 – 884

8 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 843 – 877 · 34 years · came to it aged 20

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; malaria

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