Lorraine, Charles of

953 - 994  (41 years)

• Name	Lorraine, Charles of  [1]
  Birth	953	Laon, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Duke of Lower Lorraine  [1]
  Death	994	Orleans, France   [1]
  Burial	St. Servatius, Maastricht   [1]
  Notes	[dunbar_tree.FTW] Charles was unsuccessful in his war to sieze the Frankish crown, and was imprisoned with his wife and younger children at Orleans, dying soon thereafter. {Encycl. Brit., 1956, 5:289} Charles was granted Lower Lorraine and Brabant by Emperor Otto I in 963 {per Carr P. Collins, "Royal Ancestors of Magna Carta Barons" (Dallas, 1959), p. 171}.
  Person ID	I1438	Bratt Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Louis, King of France IV,   b. 919   d. 10 Sep 954 (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Saxony, Gerberga of   d. 5 May 984
  Marriage	939  [1]
  	her second husband
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vermandois, Adelaide of   d. 1044
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Lorraine, Gerberga of,   b. 975   d. 27 Jan 1018 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree. Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003