Lothair the Lame (french: Lothaire le Boiteux, ''c''. 848 – 865) was a French prince, the third son and fourth child of

Charles the Bald Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a ser ...

and

Ermentrude of Orléans Ermentrude of Orléans (27 September 823 – 6 October 869) was the List of Queens and Empresses of France, Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles the Bald, Charles II. Queenship The traditional historiography on queenship has create ...

. As he was born disabled, his parents sent him away to a monastery early in life. In 861, he became a monk. In his last years he was abbot of

Montier-en-Der Montier-en-Der () is a former commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Porte du Der.Saint-Germain of Auxerre The Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre is a former Benedictine monastery in central France, dedicated to its founder Saint Germain of Auxerre, the bishop of Auxerre, who died in 448. It was founded on the site of an oratory built by Germanus in hono ...

, where he died in 865 at the age of 17 or 18.

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Carolus Calvus Francorum Rex, ''Patrologia Latina''
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