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Deposed in 887, who was the last ruler of the unified Carolingian Empire?

Question #152474. Asked by NeuralSpicy.
Last updated Jun 15 2026.
Originally posted Jun 15 2026 9:25 PM.

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Poor Charles the Fat, Or worse en Francais, le Gros (the gross?). He was gifted an empire that was collapsing and managed to kind of, pull it all together, but sadly...not. His nephew deposed him in 887 and he was dead of...natural(?) causes within a few weeks.
That said, his reunification of the Empire was bought and not earned, so it's not like the Empire was long for the world anyway. As the saying goes, Vae Victis...amusing that it was a Gaul who originally said that.

link https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-III-Holy-Roman-emperor

link https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/tag/charles-the-fat/

J

Jun 15 2026, 10:34 PM
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