Duke/Duke Charles of Upper Lorraine OF LAON 
Charles of Upper Lorraine was born in 0950 in Laon, Aisne, France. Charles of Upper Lorraine's father was King Louis IV "Transmarinus" OF FRANCE and his mother was Princess/ Gerberge OF GERMANY. His paternal grandmother was Princess Ogive OF ENGLAND; his maternal grandparents were King Henry I OF THE GERMANS Heinrick "The Fowler" and Saint Matilda OF RINGLEHEIM. He had a sister named Matilde. He was the younger of the two children. He had two half-sisters named Gerberge and Alberade. He died at the age of 41 in 0991.General Notes
Credited with the first unification of the country, convertedthe Danes to Christianity, and conquered Norway. After hisBaptism his fathers pagan tomb was transformed into a Christianplace of worship.
Introduced Christianity into Denmark, he had the famous Jellingrune stone erected in his parent memory. He was fatally woundedduring a rebellion by his son and successor, Sveng I.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0921 d.0954
- b.0869 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 0924 in Farndon on Dee, Cheshire, England
- b.0950 in Laon, Aisne, France d.0991
- b.0876 in Saxony, Germany d.02 Jul 0936 in Memleben, Saxe, Germany
- b.0913 in Saxony d.0984
- b.0895 in Memleben, Saxe, Germany d.0968 in Quedlinburg, Germany
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They had two daughters named Gerberge OF LOWER LORRAINE and Ermengarde Adelaide.
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Children
Gerberge OF LOWER LORRAINE OF BRABANT
Gerberge OF LOWER LORRAINE was born in 0970 in Lower Lorraine.
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