Death of Charles the Bald of West Francia

Name: Death of Charles the Bald of West Francia
Start: 877

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 877

On 6 October 877 Charles the Bald, King of West Francia, died at Senlis in Burgundy at about 54, the core monarch of the divided Carolingian Empire w…

Timeline

877Senlis · FranceCharles the Bald died at Senlis, ending his nearly twenty-year reign over West Francia and leaving the kingdom facing a struggle for the throne among his sons and collateral relatives.
877–879West Francia · FranceHis eldest son Louis II the Stammerer succeeded but died soon after; uncles and noble factions vied for the throne, political division in West Francia deepened, and central royal control over local counts weakened.

Sources

Annales Bertiniani（贝尔蒂尼编年史）
The Vikings and Their Age — Anders Winroth (2014)