Carloman, 751–71, son of Pepin the Short and brother of Charlemagne

Carloman, 751–71, son of Pepin the Short. He and his brother, Charlemagne Charlemagne (Charles the Great or Charles I) (shär`ləmān) [O.Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. , shared the succession to their father's kingdom; Carloman ruled the southern portion. Attempts to end rivalry between the brothers failed, and when Carloman died Charlemagne seized his domain. Carloman's wife and children went to the court of Desiderius Desiderius (dēsĭdēr`ēəs), d. after 774, last Lombard king in Italy (756–74).
..... Click the link for more information. , who, as an enemy of Charlemagne, supported their claims.

Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia, brother of Pepin the Short

Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia Austrasia (ôstrā`zhə), northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. after the death (741) of his father, Charles Martel. Ruling with his brother, Pepin the Short Pepin the Short (Pepin III), c.714–768, first Carolingian king of the Franks (751–68), son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne . Succeeding his father as mayor of the palace (741), he ruled Neustria, Burgundy, and Provence, while his brother
..... Click the link for more information. , he carried on successful wars against the dukes of Aquitaine, the Saxons, the Swabians, and the Bavarians. The brothers helped St. Boniface reform the Frankish Church, bringing church and state into closer relationship. In 747, Carloman retired to a monastery.

Carloman, d. 880, king of Bavaria, Carinthia, Pannonia, and Moravia

Carloman (kär`lōmän'), d. 880, king of Bavaria, Carinthia, Pannonia, and Moravia (876–80) and of Italy (877–80), son of Louis the German Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I , partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent territories.
..... Click the link for more information. and father of Arnulf, emperor of the West. He failed (875) to prevent the assumption of the imperial crown by his uncle, Charles II (Charles the Bald). In 879 he was incapacitated by a paralytic stroke and transferred to his brothers the authority to rule. He was the first German king to become king of Italy.

Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks

Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks (France), son of King Louis II Louis II or Louis the Stammerer, 846–79, French king. He succeeded (877) his father, Emperor of the West Charles II, as king. On Louis's death his kingdom was divided between his sons Carloman and Louis III.
..... Click the link for more information. (Louis the Stammerer). He became joint ruler with his brother Louis III Louis III, c.863–882, French king, son of King Louis II. He became joint ruler with his brother Carloman on the death of Louis II (879), despite the attempts of Louis the Younger to become French king.
..... Click the link for more information. in 879. His reign was disturbed by revolts in Burgundy, by the loss (879) of Provence to Boso, count of Arles, and by an invasion of the Normans. He became sole ruler at his brother's death (882). He was succeeded as French king by Emperor of the West Charles III (Charles the Fat).