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Charles III the Fat 839-888
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Image above:
Charles III the
Fat receives messengers
From the
Grandes Chroniques de France, a manuscript
made for Charles V.
Bibliothèque
nationale de France |
And further on the above image, here is the entire page:
Charles III
the Fat in the Grandes Chroniques de France
Bibliothèque
nationale de France
Charles became king of Swabia in 876,
king of Italy in 880, and finally emperor in 881.
The
Vikings, by the way, were not
only savage raiders but also savvy business men. In 886, Charles had to pay off the
Vikings so that they would leave Paris alone. Historians are
appalled by this. They say, instead of putting money on the table,
Charles should have fought the Vikings.
Charles was
overthrown by his nephew, Arnulf. The year? 887.
The Family of
Charles III the Fat
Charles III the Fat was a member of the
Carolingian family, the great-grandson of
Charlemagne, and the son of
Louis II the German.
See also
Governments of Germany,
Governments of France,
and the
Holy
Roman Empire.
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