Charles, King of France III
879 - 929 (50 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Charles, King of France III was born on 17 Sep 879; 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]
Children:
- 2. Louis, King of France IV
was born in 919; died on 10 Sep 954.
- 2. Louis, King of France IV
Generation: 2
2. Louis, King of France IV (1.III1) was born in 919; died on 10 Sep 954. IV married Saxony, Gerberga of in 939. Gerberga (daughter of Henry, The Emperor of Germany I and Ringelheim, Mathilda of) died on 5 May 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Lorraine, Charles of was born in 953 in Laon, France; died in 994 in Orleans, France; was buried in St. Servatius, Maastricht.
- 3. Lorraine, Charles of
Generation: 3
3. Lorraine, Charles of (2.IV2, 1.III1) was born in 953 in Laon, France; died in 994 in Orleans, France; was buried in St. Servatius, Maastricht. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Duke of Lower Lorraine
Notes:
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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}.Charles married Vermandois, Adelaide of on Yes, date unknown. Adelaide died in 1044. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Lorraine, Gerberga of was born in 975; died on 27 Jan 1018.
Generation: 4
4. Lorraine, Gerberga of (3.Charles3, 2.IV2, 1.III1) was born in 975; died on 27 Jan 1018. Gerberga married Lambert, Count of Louvain I in 990. I (son of Regnier, Count of Hainaut III and Dagosbourg, Adele of) was born about 950; died on 12 Sep 1015. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children: