Charles the Petty

Charles the Petty (French: Charles le Petit, Dutch: Karel de Kleinzielige, German: Karl der Kleinliche) was the last of the uninterrupted line of Carolingians to hold the title of Holy Roman Emperor. During his short 10-year reign, in which he sought to emulate Charles the Younger by enforcing his will on unwilling vassals militarily, the Holy Roman Empire fractured from its greatest extent under Emperor Louis the Missionary, ending in the independence of the Kingdoms of East Francia and Aquitaine and the forced abdication of Charles the Petty after the church annulled his coronation as Emperor. Charles would go on to become King of the East Franks after the death of his kinsman Yves of Germany, becoming one of two remaining Carolingian kings but would not reclaim the lost title to the Holy Roman Empire.