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Charles the Bald
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Charles (II) the Bald (823–877)

Holy Roman Emperor from 875 and (as Charles II) king of West Francia from 843. He was the younger son of Louis (I) ‘the Pious’ (778–840) and warred against his brother the emperor Lothair I (c. 795–855). The Treaty of Verdun in 843 made him king of the West Frankish Kingdom (now France and the Spanish Marches). He entered Italy in 875 and was crowned emperor.

Charles improved Frankish defences against the Vikings, including river fortifications. His Capitula included military reforms on fortification, raising armies, and armaments.



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