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title: Illustration of Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor
author: G.W. Hutin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14041/illustration-of-charles-the-bald-holy-roman-empero/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Illustration of Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor
_Authored by G.W. Hutin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14041.jpg)
## Image Caption
Illustration of an enthroned Charles the Bald, Holy [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) (r. 875-877 CE), King of West Francia (r. 843–877) and [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) (r. 875–877). Copied by G.W. Hutin, 1821, from a 9th-century manuscript of [the Gospels](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Gospels/).
The British Museum, London.
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