Charles the Younger (c. 772 – 4 December 811), was the second son of Charlemagne and the first by his second wife, Hildegard of Swabia. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Hildegard ( 758 - 30 April 783) was the daughter of Count Gerold of Vinzgouw and Emma of Alamannia, daughter of Hnabi ^[1] When Charlemagne divided his empire among his sons, his son Charles was designated King of the Franks. The Franks were originally led by dukes (military leaders and reguli (petty kings

His elder brother, Pippin the Hunchback, was disinherited, and his younger brothers Carloman (renamed Pippin) and Louis the Pious received Italy and Aquitaine, respectively. Pepin (or Pippin) the Hunchback, (c 769 &ndash 811 was the eldest son of Charlemagne by Himiltrude. Pepin (April 773 &ndash 8 July 810) was the son of Charlemagne and King of Italy (781-810 under the authority of his father Pepin (April 773 &ndash 8 July 810) was the son of Charlemagne and King of Italy (781-810 under the authority of his father Louis the Pious (778 &ndash 20 June 840) also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781 and co-Emperor Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of

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 was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796 Ælfflæd was a daughter of Offa of Mercia and Cynethryth. She may have witnessed a Charter with her father mother and brother Ecgfrith Offa insisted that the marriage could only go ahead if Charlemagne's daughter Bertha was married to Offa's son Ecgfrith. Ecgfrith (died December 796 was a King of Mercia who briefly ruled in the year 796 Charlemagne took offence, broke off contact, and closed his ports to English traders. ^[2] 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). The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. This is a list of counts and dukes of Maine, with their capital at Le Mans. ^[3][2] Charles was crowned King of the Franks at Rome December 25, 800, the same day his father was crowned Emperor. The Franks were originally led by dukes (military leaders and reguli (petty kings Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events By Place Europe September 15 - Oldest known mention of Monkey. ^[2]

On 4 December 811, in Bavaria, Charles had a stroke and died. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 He left no children. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Himiltrude, by whom Charlemagne had a son, Pepin the Hunchback, was a concubine or common law wife. Pepin (or Pippin) the Hunchback, (c 769 &ndash 811 was the eldest son of Charlemagne by Himiltrude. See Riche, Pierre, The Carolingians, p. 86 ("Although he already had a son by his concubine, Himiltrude. . . "); Chamberlin, Russell, The Emperor Charlemagne, p. 61: "he made the first of those confusing sexual relationships which was something more than concubinage, less than marriage. . . the Franks called it friedelehe, and it could perhaps be compared with the English system of common-law wife or husband. . . "
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce.
3. ^ Counts of Maine. Retrieved on 2006-11-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani

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