Charles the Bald, King of West Francia

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• Name	Charles the Bald   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	King of West Francia
  Birth	823  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Title	Duke of Alamannia  [2]
  Title	King of West Francia  [2]
  Person ID	I267	Braganza Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis the Pious, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire,   b. 16 Apr 778, Chasseneuil, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France d. 20 Jun 840, Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Judith of Bavaria, Empress of the Carolingian Empire,   b. Abt. 797   d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (Age ~ 46 years)
  Marriage	820  [2]
  Family ID	F331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ermentrude of Orléans, Queen of the Franks,   b. 27 Sep 823   d. 6 Oct 869 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	842  [3]
  Children	1. Judith of Francia,   b. Abt. 843   d. Aft. 866 (Age ~ 24 years) + 2. Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia ,   b. 1 Nov 846   d. 10 Apr 879, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 32 years)   3. Charles the Child,   b. 847   d. 866 (Age 19 years)   4. Lothair the Lame,   b. 848   d. 866 (Age 18 years)   5. Carloman of Francia,   b. 849   d. 876 (Age 27 years)   6. Rotrude of Francia,   b. 852   d. 912 (Age 60 years)   7. Ermentrud of Francia   8. Hildegarde of Francia   9. Gisela of Francia,   b. 857   d. 874 (Age 17 years)   10. Godehilde of Francia,   b. 864   d. 907 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Richilde of Provence
  Marriage	870  [3]
  Children	1. Rothilde of Francia,   b. 871   d. 929 (Age 58 years)   2. Drogo of Francia,   b. 872   d. 873 (Age 1 year)   3. Pippin of Francia,   b. 873   d. 874 (Age 1 year)   4. Charles of Francia,   b. 876   d. 877 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2025

  
  

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  Charles the Bald, King of West Francia

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] "Hugh the Great," Wikipedia, last modified, 9 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_Great. [S136] "Louis the Pious," Wikipedia, last modified 25 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious. [S141] "Charles the Bald," Wikipedia, last modified 23 Feb 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bald. [S218] "Bivin of Gorze," Wikipedia, last modified 26 Mar 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivin_of_Gorze.