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Charles the Younger was the second son of Charlemagne and the first by his second wife, Hildegard of Swabia. When Charlemagne divided his empire among his sons, his son Charles was designated King of the Franks.
His elder brother, Pippin the Hunchback, was disinherited, and his younger brothers Carloman (renamed Pepin) and Louis the Pious 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 the Pious, Pippin also having died.
Around 789 it was suggested by Charlemagne that Charles the Younger should be married to Offa's daughter Ælfflæd. Offa insisted that the marriage could only go ahead if Charlemagne's daughter Bertha was married to Offa's son 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.
His father associated Charles in the government of Francia and Saxony in 790, and installed him as ruler of the ducatus Cenomannicus (corresponding to the later Duchy of Maine). Charles was crowned King of the Franks at Rome December 25, 800, the same day his father was crowned Emperor.
On 4 December 811, in Bavaria, Charles had a stroke and died. He left no children.
Namesakes of Charles the Younger (c772-811)
Siblings
| Offspring of Charlemagne and Himiltrude (c742-c780) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Pippin the Hunchback (c769-811) | 769 | 811 Prüm | |
| Amaudru (c770-) | |||
| Offspring of Charlemagne and Hildegard (758-783) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rotrude (775-810) | 770 | 6 June 810 | Rorgon of Maine (c770-839) |
| Charles the Younger (c772-811) | 772 | 4 December 811 Bavaria | |
| Adelaide (c773-774) | 774 Pavie, Lombardy, Italy | 774 Italy | |
| Pepin of Italy (773-810) | 773 Vermandois, Normandy, France | 8 July 810 Milan, Lombardy, Italy | Bertha of Gellone (-) Ingeltrude (?-?) |
| Louis the Pious (778-840) | 778 Chasseneuil, France | 20 June 840 Ingelheim am Rhein | Theodelinde of Sens (?-?) Ermengarde of Hesbaye (c778-818) Judith of Bavaria (795-843) |
| Lothair (778-c779) | 778 France | 779 | |
| Bertha (779-823) | 779 | 823 | Angilbert (c750-814) |
| Gisela (781-808) | 781 Milan | 808 | |
| Hildegarde (783-783) | 783 France | 783 France | |
| Offspring of Charlemagne and Gersuinda (750-aft800) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adaltrude (774-) | 774 | ||
| Offspring of Charlemagne and Madelgarde de Lommois (c760-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ruodhaid (c775-852) | 775 | 24 March 852 France | |
| Offspring of Charlemagne and Fastrada of Ingelheim (765-794) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Theodrada (784-) | 784 | 9 January 849 Argenteuil | |
| Hiltrude (787-) | 787 | ||
References
- wikipedia:en:Charles the Younger - Famous People of Wikipedia
Footnotes (including sources)
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