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Charles the Fat
Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 839, 832
- Died
- 13 January 888
- Place of birth
- Neudingen
- Place of death
- Neudingen
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Karl
- Father
- Louis the German
- Mother
- Hemma
- Spouse
- Richardis
- Child
- Bernard
- Sibling
- Louis III the Younger, Carloman of Bavaria, Hildegard, Irmgard of Chiemsee, Bertha, Gisela, Verona of Leefdaal, Veronus of Lembeek
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- king of West Francia, Carolingian Roman emperor, king of East Francia
- Religion
- Christianity
- cause of death
- disease
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia
- family
- Carolingian dynasty
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Charles le Gros, Karl der Dicke
- owner of
- Nantouillet Castle
- place of burial
- Abbey of Reichenau
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