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| | Articles - Charles the Fat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Granted lordship over Alemannia in 876, he became King of Italy in 879 upon the abdication of his older brother Carloman. |
 | | Upon the death of Carloman, the King of the West Franks (France), on December 12, 884, he achieved that throne as well, thus reviving, if only briefly, the entire Carolingian Empire, aside from Burgundy. |
 | | His empire broke asunder, never to be restored â” Arnulf retained Germany and Lotharingia, France was obtained by Odo, Count of Paris, Italy by Berengar of Friuli, Upper Burgundy by Rudolph and Provence by Louis the Blind. |
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