General Notes

TITLE:  King of FRANCE, ruled 936-954
NICK:  "D'Outre Mere" ("From Overseas")
BURIED:  San Remy, FRANCE
NOTE:
Alt Name: "Transmarinus" Louis IV
King of France 936-954
Louis IV, King de France
(Andre Roux: Scrolls, 113, 191.)
(Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians.)
(Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 130, Line 171-36.)
(Paul Auge, Nouveau Larousse Universel (13 a 21 Rue Montparnasse et Boulev
ard Raspail 114: Librairie Larousse, 1948), Tome II, Page 86.)
(Andre Castelot, Histoire de La France, Tome 1, Page 387).
Also Known As:Louis "d'Outremer".
Born: on 10 Sep 920 in Laon, Aisne, France, son of Charles III, King de Fr
ance and Eadgifu=Ogive=Hadwige, Princess of England, Some sources claim Ki
ng Louis IV was born in the year 921.
Note -between 936 and 954 inFrance: King:936-954. When Louis IV's father [
Charles "Le Simple"] was captured [by Herbert de Vermandois in 923] , h
is mother Eadgifu took him to England for refuge. Louis IV came to the thr
one thanks to the support of Hughes, Count ofParis who had Louis IV recall
ed to France to succeed King Raoul (reign: 923-936). On 19 June 936, the n
ew King, arrived in Boulogne, from England [hence the nickname "from overs
eas"] . He is annointed in Laon by the Archbishop of Reims,Artaud. Hugh
es "Le Grand" fancies himself the mentor of the King, but the Kingis rath
er independent of mind. Louis struggled against Hughes "Le Grand", Cou
nt of Paris, through most of his reign. In 936, the new German King, Ott
on I (who had just succeeded Henri I) tries to arbitrate their quarrel
s. In 938, King Louis "d'Outremer" makes an enemy out of Otton by marchi
ng into Lorraine. In 940, Otton I invades France and marches on Paris, wi
th the help of his allies, Hughes "Le Grand" and Hughes de Vermandois. T
he Kingdom is split in two. While fighting the Normans in an attempt to re
capture Normandy, Louis IV was made prisoner in 945 in Rouen. His liber
ty following that capture was short-lived as LouisIV fell into the han
ds of Hughes "Le Grand", now Duke de France, who kept him prisoner for o
ne year until 946. An alliance with the German King Otto I allowed Lou
is IV to defeat Hughes (having had Hugues de Vermandois excommunicat
ed in 948 at the Council of Ingelheim; The Church Council met again in Sep
tember thatyear and excommunicated Hughes "Le Grand"), who made peace in 9
50 with Louis because he needed the support of the Church. Louis IV marri
ed Gerberge, Sister of the Emperor of the Occident Othon=Otto the Great, w
ho bore him a son named Lothaire who eventually replaced Louis IV on the t
hrone. Louis was fatally injured in a fall form his horse.
Married in 940: Gerberge de Saxe, daughter of Henri I, Duke de Saxe and Ma
thilde, Countess de Ringelheim ; Louis IV was Gerberge's second husband.
Died: on 10 Oct 954 in Reims, Champagne, France, at age 34 Louis IV is bur
ied at Saint Remy.