Judith of Bavaria (died 843) in the context of "Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious"

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Judith of Bavaria (c. 797-805 – 19 April 843) was the Carolingian empress as the second wife of Louis the Pious. Marriage to Louis marked the beginning of her rise as an influential figure in the Carolingian court. She had two children with Louis, Gisela and Charles the Bald. The birth of her son led to a major dispute over the imperial succession, and tensions between her and Charles' half-brothers from Louis' first marriage. She eventually fell from grace when Charles' wife, Ermentrude of Orléans, rose to power. She was buried in 843 in Tours.

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Judith of Bavaria (died 843) in the context of Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II of West Francia, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–77), King of Italy (875–77) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–77). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire. He was a grandson of Charlemagne and the youngest son of Louis the Pious by his second wife, Judith.

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