Rule of Swabia876
Succeeds as King of Swabia, 876-887
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Charles III the Fat Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles III the Fat, based on 21 World History Database records associated with France.
21 records876–88816 events8 places
Chronological biography
876
Succession876
Succeeds as King of Swabia, 876-887
879
Rule of Italy879
Becomes King of Italy, 879-887
881
Coronation12 February 881
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor12 February 881
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
Succession12 February 881
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
882
Battle of Ashloh882
The Vikings defeat Charles III the Fat
Death of Charles III the Fat882
Death of Louis the Young leaves Charles III the Fat sole King of the East Franks
Rule of Saxony882
Gains Saxony on the death of brother Louis the Younger
884
Battle of Saucourt884
Defeats the Normans
Holy Roman Empire884
Restores the unity of the Empire
Oath884
Charles III the Fat receives an oath of loyalty from the nobles
Rule of France884
On the death of the West Frankish King Carloman gains lands in France
Siege of Paris884
The Vikings reach Paris
Unification884
Restores the unity of the Empire
885
Siege of Paris885
About 40,000 Vikings land at Champ de Mars & lay siege to Paris for 11 months
886
Peace886
Signs a humiliating Treaty with the Vikings in Paris
Siege of Paris886
Pays off the Vikings with 700lb of silver & sends them off to Burgundy
887
Abdication887
Deposed by Arnulf, ending the Charlamagne Empire
Holy Roman Empire887
Deposed by Arnulf, ending the Charlamagne Empire
888
Death of Charles III the FatJanuary 888
Death of Charles III the Fat
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.