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Louis the Stammerer (son of Charles the Bald) is crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at Compiègne.
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Louis the Stammerer
King of West Francia from 877 to 879
Louis the Stammerer was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the Stammerer was physically weak and outlived his father by a year and a half.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Charles the Bald
King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877
Charles the Bald, also known as Charles II of West Francia, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–77), King of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Francia
Predecessor of France from 843 to 987
In medieval historiography, West Francia or the Kingdom of the West Franks constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the year 843, from the Treaty of Verdun, to 987, the beginning of the Capetian dynasty. It was created from the division of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Compiègne
Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Compiègne is a commune in the Oise department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise, and its inhabitants are called Compiégnois.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 8
Day of the year
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