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Charles the Younger, King of the Franks, born circa 772, was the second son of Charlemagne and the first by his third wife, Hildegard of Swabia. When Charlemagne divided his empire among his sons, his son Charles was designated sovereign of Francia (Austrasia and Neustria), northern Burgundy, northern Alemannia, Thuringia, Saxony, Frisia and the Bavarian Nordgau.
His elder brother, Pippin the Hunchback, was disinherited, and his younger brothers Carloman (renamed Pippin) and Louis received Italy and Aquitaine, respectively.
Charles was mostly preoccupied with the Bretons, whose border he shared and who insurrected on at least two occasions and were easily put down, but he was also sent against the Saxons on multiple occasions. Charles' father outlived him, however, and the entire kingdom thus went to his younger brother Louis, Pippin also having died.
Around 789, it was suggested, by Charlemagne, that his son, Charles, should be married to Offa's daughters Ælflæd. Offa insisted that the marriage proposed by Charlemagne could only go ahead if Charlemagne's daughter, Bertha, was married to Ecgfrith. Charlemagne took offence, broke off contact, and closed his ports to English traders. Eventually, normal relations were reestablished and the ports were reopened. Just a few years later, in 796, Charlemagne and Offa concluded the first commercial treaty known in English history where Charlemagne’s son Charles married Aelflaed.
In 796, Charles married Ælflæd (she had earlier been married to Æthelred King of Northumbria) daughter of Offa King of the English, in 799, Charles had a son and heir Rowland, who was born in Mercia. His father associated Charles in the government of Francia and Saxony in 790, and installed him as ruler of the ducatus Cenomannicus of Le Mans (or in English Duke of Le Mans). From this time Charles used the title king, and was crowned King of the Franks (or in Latin Rex Francorum) at Rome December 25th in 800, the same day his father was crowned Imperator Augustus.
In 811, December 4th in Bavaria Charles had a stroke and died. The title King of the Franks went back to his father, but the title Duke of Le Mans went to his son.
| Charles the Younger Carolingian DynastyBorn: 1031 Died: 1100 | ||
| Preceded byCharles I | King of the Franks 1049-1100 |
Succeeded byCharles I |
| Preceded byNew Creation | Earl of Cornwall 1066–1100 |
Succeeded byRowland |
References
The Line of Burkes, written by the Earls of Mayo
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