Bavaria

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East Francia was divided among the three sons of Louis the German in 876. Carloman of Bavaria became King of Bavaria in 864 (appointed by his father) and officially after his father's death in 876.

Establishment

January 865: In 864 German king Louis was forced to grant Carloman the kingdom of Bavaria, which he himself had once held under his father.

Chronology

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1. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

1.1.Partition of East Francia (864)

In 864 Louis of East Francia was forced to grant his son Carloman the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 865 he divided the remainder of his lands between his other two sons - Saxony with Franconia and Thuringia went to Louis the Younger and Swabia with Raetia to Charles the Fat.

1.2.Carloman´s conquest of Italy

The Frankish subking of Bavaria Carloman invaded the Kingdom of Italy, which was under the control of his uncle Charles the Bald.

January 878: Gathered an impressive army, Carloman, in 877, returned to Italy, arrived in Pavia and, feeling threatened, Charles the Bald had to flee to Moriana, where he died (877). Carloman was then crowned king of Italy, but shortly afterwards he was seized by a serious illness and had to return to Bavaria.

1.3.Partition of Bavaria

During the sickness of Frankish subking Carloman, who controlled Italy and Bavaria, his brother Louis the younger took over Bavaria preventing Carloman's illegitimate son Arnulph to take over his inheritance.

May 880: During his illness, in 879, when he no longer seemed able to follow state affairs, Carloman assigned Italy to his brother Charles the Fat while the other brother, Ludovico, had the kingdom of Bavaria handed over, which he occupied , taking it away from Carloman's illegitimate son, Arnulf of Carinthia.