Carloman of Bavaria

Carloman
Carloman (Karlomannus rex Bawariae), from a 12th-century manuscript
King of Bavaria
Reign28 August 876 – 879
PredecessorLouis the German
SuccessorLouis the Younger
King of Italy
Reign877–879
PredecessorCharles the Bald
SuccessorCharles the Fat
Bornc. 830
Died22 March 880
Burial
Ötting, Bavaria
IssueArnulf
DynastyCarolingian
FatherLouis the German
MotherHemma

Carloman (German: Karlmann, Latin: Carlomannus; c. 830 – 22 March 880) was a Frankish king of the Carolingian dynasty. He was the eldest son of Louis the German, king of East Francia, and Hemma, daughter of a Bavarian count. His father appointed him governor of Carantania in 856, and commander of southeastern frontier marches in 864. Upon his father's death in 876 he became king of Bavaria. He was appointed by King Louis II of Italy as his successor, but the Kingdom of Italy was taken by his uncle Charles the Bald in 875. Carloman only conquered it in 877. In 879 he was incapacitated, perhaps by a stroke, and abdicated his domains in favour of his younger brothers: Bavaria to Louis the Younger and Italy to Charles the Fat.