Karlmann (Eastern Franconia)

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Karlmann's grave in Altötting
Bavaria under the Carolingians

Karlmann , Latin Karlomannus rex , (* around 830 ; † September 22 or September 29, 880 in Altötting ) from the noble family of the Carolingians was from 876 to 880 King of Bavaria (Baiern), King of Eastern Franconia and from 877 to 879 King of Italy .

Life

Karlmann was the eldest son of the East Franconian King Ludwig II of the German , and Hemma , daughter of Count Welf von Altdorf.

When his father divided his empire in 865, Karlmann received Bavaria as king . At that time Bavaria consisted predominantly of the tribal area of ​​the Bavarians . After Ludwig's death, Karlmann took over rule in Bavaria as King in 876.

In addition, in 877 he succeeded his uncle, King Charles the Bald of West Franconia , as King of Italy.

In 877 he founded the Ötting monastery in today's Altötting , which soon became very wealthy thanks to donations, and had a church built on the foundation walls of which the parish church of St. Philip and Jacob now stands.

The geographical location of his royal palace was also favorable for Karlmann because he was also awarded the Italian royal crown. He fell seriously ill in Verona , where he had stayed temporarily, and returned to Ötting.

Karlmann died there on September 22nd, 880. He is buried in the collegiate church Altötting.

Bavaria at the time of King Karlmann

In the world chronicle of Reginos von Prüm , Abbot of St. Martin in Trier, written after 900, King Karlmann is described as follows: “But this very excellent king was well educated in the sciences, devoted to the Christian religion, just, peace-loving and with all respectability of the Manners adorned; the beauty of his body was extraordinary, and the strength in him was also admirable; but this corresponded to his high spirits. For he waged very many wars together with his father and even more without him in the kingdoms of the Slavs, and he always carried away the triumph of victory; he increased the boundaries of his empire with the sword; He showed himself mild to his own people, terrible to his enemies, affable in conversation, adorned with humility, extremely proficient in the order of imperial affairs, so that nothing seemed to be missing that a royal majesty deserves. "( Regino von Prüm : Weltchronik ( 900) ).

In 879, when he was unable to rule for health reasons , he gave Italy to his brother Charles III. the fat who ruled in the Alemannic part of the kingdom. After Karlmann's death, his brother Ludwig III. the younger , who ruled in Franconia, Saxony, Thuringia and half of Lorraine, Bavaria, Karlmann's son Arnulf of Carinthia received the margraviate of Carinthia .

According to mainly West Franconian historiography, Arnulf came from an illegitimate relationship between Karlmann and Liutswind († before 891). After Arnulf's birth around 850, Karlmann married (before 861) an unknown daughter of Count Ernst from the Serious family , who died after August 8, 879. However, it cannot be completely ruled out that the two women are the same person.

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Remarks

  1. ^ Gerhard Hartmann, Karl Schnith (ed.): The emperors, 1200 years of European history. Graz et al. 1996. p. 70.
  2. ↑ a b Silvia Konecny: The women of the Carolingian royal family. The political significance of marriage and the position of women in the Frankish ruling family from the 7th to the 10th century. Diss. Vienna 1976, p. 139.
predecessor Office successor
Ludwig the German King of Bavaria
865 / 876–880 		Ludwig III.
Karl the bald King of Italy
877–879 		Charles III the thick
personal data
SURNAME Karlmann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karlmann of Bavaria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Frankish King, King of Bavaria and King of Italy
DATE OF BIRTH around 830
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 880
Place of death Altötting