2. Carolingians (840-987)

Question 1

Charles II

Answer 1

• Nickname: The Bald
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 823
• Rule Begin: 843
• Rule End: 877
• Reason for Succession: Treaty of Verdun
• Key Events: Crowned Holy Roman Emperor; struggled against Vikings

Question 2

Louis II

Answer 2

• Nickname: The Stammerer
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 846
• Rule Begin: 877
• Rule End: 879
• Reason for Succession: Son of Charles the Bald
• Key Events: Short reign; faced noble opposition

Question 3

Louis III

Answer 3

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: c. 863
• Rule Begin: 879
• Rule End: 882
• Reason for Succession: Son of Louis the Stammerer
• Key Events: Ruled jointly with brother Carloman; defeated Vikings at Saucourt

Question 4

Carloman II

Answer 4

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: c. 866
• Rule Begin: 879
• Rule End: 884
• Reason for Succession: Son of Louis the Stammerer
• Key Events: Ruled jointly with Louis III, then alone; died in hunting accident

Question 5

Charles the Fat

Answer 5

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 839
• Rule Begin: 884
• Rule End: 888
• Reason for Succession: Cousin of Louis III and Carloman II
• Key Events: Briefly reunited Carolingian Empire; deposed

Question 6

Odo

Answer 6

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Robertian
• Birth Year: c. 860
• Rule Begin: 888
• Rule End: 898
• Reason for Succession: Elected by nobles
• Key Events: Defended Paris against Vikings; rivalry with Carolingians

Question 7

Charles III

Answer 7

• Nickname: The Simple
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 879
• Rule Begin: 898
• Rule End: 922
• Reason for Succession: Posthumous son of Louis the Stammerer
• Key Events: Ceded Normandy to Vikings; deposed by nobles

Question 8

Robert I

Answer 8

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Robertian
• Birth Year: c. 866
• Rule Begin: 922
• Rule End: 923
• Reason for Succession: Brother of Odo
• Key Events: Rebelled against Charles the Simple; killed in battle

Question 9

Rudolph

Answer 9

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Bosonid
• Birth Year: c. 890
• Rule Begin: 923
• Rule End: 936
• Reason for Succession: Son-in-law of Robert I
• Key Events: Elected king; struggled against nobles and Vikings

Question 10

Louis IV

Answer 10

• Nickname: d’Outremer (from Overseas)
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 920
• Rule Begin: 936
• Rule End: 954
• Reason for Succession: Son of Charles the Simple
• Key Events: Raised in England; struggled to assert authority

Question 11

Lothair

Answer 11

• Nickname: -
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: 941
• Rule Begin: 954
• Rule End: 986
• Reason for Succession: Son of Louis IV
• Key Events: Conflicts with Holy Roman Empire; increased royal power

Question 12

Louis V

Answer 12

• Nickname: The Do-Nothing
• Dynasty: Carolingian
• Birth Year: c. 966
• Rule Begin: 986
• Rule End: 987
• Reason for Succession: Son of Lothair
• Key Events: Last Carolingian king; short, uneventful reign