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Charles the Bald (numbered Charles II of France and the Holy Roman Emperor) (French: Charles le Chauve, German: Karl der Kahle) (13 June 823 – 5 or 6 October, 877), Holy Roman Emperor (875-877) and king of West Francia (840-877), was the youngest son of Emperor Louis the Pious, by his second wife Judith.