Carolus Crassus

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Carolus Crassus, better known as Charles the Fat, was a late 9th-century Carolingian emperor who briefly reunited much of the Frankish Empire before his deposition.

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Carolus Crassus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian ruler
King of Alemannia
King of Bavaria
King of Italy
King of the East Franks
King of the West Franks
emperor of the Romans
human
alsoKnownAs Carolus Pinguis
linked to: Carolus

Charles the Fat
Karl der Dicke
birthDate circa 839
birthPlace East Francia
burialPlace Reichenau Abbey
coronationBy Pope John VIII
countryRuled Alemannia
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)

East Francia
Kingdom of Italy
West Francia
deathDate 888-01-13
deathPlace Neidingen
deposedBy Arnulf of Carinthia
depositionYear 887
era Early Middle Ages
father Louis the German
grandfather Louis the Pious
greatGrandfather Charlemagne
imperialCoronationDate 881-02-12
imperialCoronationPlace Rome
memberOfDynasty Carolingian dynasty
mother Hemma
notableFor being deposed by East Frankish nobles
briefly reuniting much of the Carolingian Empire
predecessorAsEmperor Charles the Bald
predecessorAsKingOfEastFrancia Louis the Younger
predecessorAsKingOfItaly Carloman of Bavaria
predecessorAsKingOfWestFrancia Carloman II
reignAs King of Alemannia
King of East Francia
King of Italy
King of West Francia
emperor of the Romans
reignEnd 887
reignStart 876
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Carloman of Bavaria
Louis the Younger
successorAsEmperor Arnulf of Carinthia
successorAsKingOfEastFrancia Arnulf of Carinthia
successorAsKingOfItaly Berengar I of Italy
successorAsKingOfWestFrancia Odo of Paris
linked to: Odo of France

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Charles the Fat alsoKnownAs Carolus Crassus
Karl der Dicke bekanntAls Carolus Crassus