Charles of Provence

Charles of Provence

Charles of Provence or Charles of Burgundy (845 – 25 January 863) was a Carolingian king and ruler of Provence and Lower Burgundy from 855 until his early death in 863. Charles was the youngest son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. By the Treaty of Prüm (19 September 855) his father divided Middle Francia between his three sons: the eldest, Louis, received Italy and the emperorship; Lothair II received Lotharingia (modern Lorraine, the Low Countries, and Upper Burgundy); and the youngest, Charles, received Lower Burgundy with Provence. Charles was only a child when his father died; and the governance of his realm was undertaken by his tutor, Count Girart de Roussillon, whose wife had been a sister-in-law of Lothar I. Girart was a vigorous regent, defending the kingdom from the Northmen, who raided up the Rhone as far as Valence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles of Provence is the 4,425th most popular politician (down from 3,819th in 2019). (down from 480th in 2019)

Charles of Provence was most famous for being the youngest son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile.