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Carloman II

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Carloman II
King of France
Reign879-884
PredecessorLouis the Stammerer
SuccessorCharles the Fat
Born866
Died12 December 884
Kingdom of France
Carloman II (right) with his brother Louis III

Carloman II of France (c. 86612 December 884), king of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He and his brother Louis III of France shared the kingship when their father died in 879. Carloman became sole king in 882 when his brother died.

Carloman had problems with Viking raiders during his reign. He died while hunting on December 12, 884.