Charles, King of France III

Male 879 - 929  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles, King of France III was born on 17 Sep 879 (son of Louis, King of France II and Paris, Adelaide of); died on 7 Oct 929 in Peronne.

    Notes:

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    Charles was crowned at Reims 02-28-893 by Archbishop Fulk; deceived by
    Herbert, Count of Vermandois, he was imprisoned at Chateau-Thierry and
    later at Peronne where he died. He reunited for the last time the empire
    of Charlemagne (except Burgundy). He was deposed by Arnulf in 887.

    III married Edgiva in 918. Edgiva (daughter of Edward, King of England I and Ethelhelm, Elfleda of) was born in 896; died in 951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    His 3rd; her 1st

    Children:
    1. Louis, King of France IV was born in 919; died on 10 Sep 954.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Louis, King of France II was born on 1 Nov 846 (son of Charles, King of Aquitaine II and Orleans, Ermendtrude of); died on 10 Apr 879 in Compeigne.

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    Louis II was crowned by Hincmar, Archbishop of Reims, 8 Dec 877, and
    consecrated again in 09-878 by Pope John VIII. His reign was "ineffectual."
    By his first wife, Ansgarde, a Burgundian princess, he had his successors,
    sons Louis III and Carloman. Louis III reigned 879-882. Carloman reigned
    879 until this death, 12 Dec 884. This brough his half-brother, a child of
    five, to the throne, Charles the Simple.

    II married Paris, Adelaide of in 868. Adelaide (daughter of Beggon Count of Paris) died on 9 Oct 901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Paris, Adelaide of (daughter of Beggon Count of Paris); died on 9 Oct 901.

    Notes:

    Married:
    his third wife

    Children:
    1. Ermentrude, of France was born in 870.
    2. 1. Charles, King of France III was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Peronne.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles, King of Aquitaine II was born on 23 Jun 823 (son of Louis, King of Aquitaine I and Bavaria, Judith of); died in Oct 877 in pass of Mont Cenis.

    Notes:

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    Charles II, Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks (present-day France),
    died while crossing the pass at Mont Cenis 5 or 6 October 877 and was
    succeeded by his son, Louis the Stammerer. A man of culture, he was forced
    to spend his reign at war - against the Bretons, the people of Aquitaine,
    and the Norman (Viking) raiders. Charles II reigned 840-877. "Ancestral
    Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 49-16 gives his birth year as 828 and his second
    wife as Richaut, dau. of Budwine, Count of Metz.

    II married Orleans, Ermendtrude of on 14 Dec 842. Ermendtrude (daughter of Odo Count of Orleans and Engeltrude) died on 6 Oct 869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Orleans, Ermendtrude of (daughter of Odo Count of Orleans and Engeltrude); died on 6 Oct 869.

    Notes:

    Married:
    his first wife

    Children:
    1. 2. Louis, King of France II was born on 1 Nov 846; died on 10 Apr 879 in Compeigne.

  3. 6.  Beggon Count of Paris (son of Eberhard, Vicount of Nordgau II).
    Children:
    1. 3. Paris, Adelaide of died on 9 Oct 901.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Louis, King of Aquitaine I was born in Aug 778 in Chassenueil, Aquitaine (son of Charles Emperor of Charlemagne and Swabia, Hildegard of); died on 20 Jun 840 in near Ingelheim.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 15 Apr 781, Rome, Italy

    Notes:

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    Emperor, 814-840. He m. (1) 794-5 Irmengarde, dau. of Ingram, Count of Haspen.
    Louis I died on an island in the Rhine River near Ingelheim and is buried in
    the Church of St. Arnulf at Metz; Encyclopaedia Britannica (1950; 14:410)
    states that Lotha(i)r was his son by Irmengarde. Louis I is also known as "le
    Debonaire". He was King of France (814-840), King of Germany (814-40), and
    King of Aquitaine (781-840).

    I married Bavaria, Judith of in Feb 819. Judith (daughter of Guelph, Count of Altdorf I and Saxony, Edith (Hedwig) of) was born in Altdorf, Bavaria; died on 19 Apr 843 in Tours. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Bavaria, Judith of was born in Altdorf, Bavaria (daughter of Guelph, Count of Altdorf I and Saxony, Edith (Hedwig) of); died on 19 Apr 843 in Tours.

    Notes:

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    "The beauty of this young woman, her grace and intelligence, are mentioned by
    all writers of the time." - Fr. Funck-Brentano, "A History of Gaul," p. 386.

    Notes:

    Married:
    his second marriage

    Children:
    1. Adilheid
    2. Louis King of East Franks was born in 806; died on 28 Sep 876 in Frankfurt, Germany.
    3. Gisela, of France was born in 820; died on 1 Jul 874.
    4. 4. Charles, King of Aquitaine II was born on 23 Jun 823; died in Oct 877 in pass of Mont Cenis.

  3. 10.  Odo Count of Orleans

    married Engeltrude on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Engeltrude
    Children:
    1. 5. Orleans, Ermendtrude of died on 6 Oct 869.

  5. 12.  Eberhard, Vicount of Nordgau II (son of Begue Count of Paris and "natural daughter" Alpais).

    Notes:

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    This line is uncertain!

    Children:
    1. 6. Beggon Count of Paris