History and chronology of Charles III the Fat in France

General

House Carolingian
Viking Invasions

Events

Abdication
Battle Ashloh
Battle Saucourt
Coronation
Death
Oath
Peace
Rule
Rule Italy
Rule Saxony
Rule Swabia
Siege Paris
Succession
Unification

Places

Ashloh
Champ de Mars
Paris
Ponthieu
Rome
Saucourt
Saxony
Swabia

Charles III the Fat History of France


0876	Rule of Swabia
Swabia Succeeds as King of Swabia, 876-887
0876	Succession
Swabia Succeeds as King of Swabia, 876-887
0879	Rule of Italy
Becomes King of Italy, 879-887
0881	Coronation
12th Feb Rome Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
0881	Succession
12th Feb Rome Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
0882	Battle of Ashloh
Ashloh The Vikings defeat Charles III the Fat
0882	Death
Death of Louis the Young leaves Charles III the Fat sole King of the East Franks
0882	Rule of Saxony
Saxony Gains Saxony on the death of brother Louis the Younger
0884	Battle of Saucourt
Saucourt Defeats the Normans
0884	Oath
Ponthieu Charles III the Fat receives an oath of loyalty from the nobles
0884	Rule of France
On the death of the West Frankish King Carloman gains lands in France
0884	Siege of Paris
Paris The Vikings reach Paris
0884	Unification
Restores the unity of the Empire
0885	Siege of Paris
Champ de Mars About 40,000 Vikings land at Champ de Mars & lay siege to Paris for 11 months
0886	Peace
Paris Signs a humiliating Treaty with the Vikings in Paris
0886	Siege of Paris
Paris Pays off the Vikings with 700lb of silver & sends them off to Burgundy
0887	Abdication
Deposed by Arnulf, ending the Charlamagne Empire
0888	Death
Jan Death of Charles III the Fat