Louis IV "Transmarinus" King of France 
Louis IV "Transmarinus" King of was born on September 10th, 0921 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. Louis IV "Transmarinus" King of's father was Charles III "The Simple" King of France and his mother was Eadgifu Princess of England. His paternal grandparents were Louis II "The Stammerer" King of France and Adelaide of Paris; his maternal grandparents were Edward "The Elder" West Saxon King of England and Aelflaed. He had a brother named Charles de. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 33 on September 10th, 0954 in Rheims, Marne, France. He was buried in St Remy Abbey, Rheims.General Notes
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 Boulevard 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 France and Eadgifu=Ogive=Hadwige, Princess of England, Some sources claim King Louis IV was born in the year 921.
Note -between 936 and 954 in France: King:936-954. When Louis IV's father [Charles "Le Simple"] was captured [by Herbert de Vermandois in 923] , his mother Eadgifu took him to England for refuge. Louis IV came to the throne thanks to the support of Hughes, Count of Paris who had Louis IV recalled to France to succeed King Raoul (reign: 923-936). On 19 June 936, the new King, arrived in Boulogne, from England [hence the nickname "from overseas"] . He is annointed in Laon by the Archbishop of Reims, Artaud. Hughes "Le Grand" fancies himself the mentor of the King, but the King is rather independent of mind. Louis struggled against Hughes "Le Grand", Count of Paris, through most of his reign. In 936, the new German King, Otton I (who had just succeeded Henri I) tries to arbitrate their quarrels. In 938, King Louis "d'Outremer" makes an enemy out of Otton by marching into Lorraine. In 940, Otton I invades France and marches on Paris, with the help of his allies, Hughes "Le Grand" and Hughes de Vermandois. The Kingdom is split in two. While fighting the Normans in an attempt to recapture Normandy, Louis IV was made prisoner in 945 in Rouen. His liberty following that capture was short-lived as Louis IV fell into the hands of Hughes "Le Grand", now Duke de France, who kept him prisoner for one year until 946. An alliance with the German King Otto I allowed Louis IV to defeat Hughes (having had Hugues de Vermandois excommunicated in 948 at the Council of Ingelheim; The Church Council met again in September that year and excommunicated Hughes "Le Grand"), who made peace in 950 with Louis because he needed the support of the Church. Louis IV married Gerberge, Sister of the Emperor of the Occident Othon=Otto the Great, who bore him a son named Lothaire who eventually replaced Louis IV on the throne. Louis was fatally injured in a fall form his horse.
Married in 940: Gerberge de Saxe, daughter of Henri I, Duke de Saxe and Mathilde, 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 buried at Saint Remy.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt d.28 JAN 813/14 in Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.Aug 0778 in Chasseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne near Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.20 Jun 0840 in Petersaue, Ingelheim am Rhein, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
- b.0758 in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.30 Apr 0783 in Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- b.13 Jun 0823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia d.06 Oct 0877 in Brides-les-Bain, Brios, France
- b.0800 in Bavaria, Germany d.19 Apr 0843 in Tours, France
- b.01 Nov 0846 in France d.10 Apr 0879 in Compiegne, Oise, Ile-de-France, France
- b.0798 in Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France d.0834
- b.0825 in Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France d.06 Oct 0869
- b.0805 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.17 Sep 0879 in France d.07 Oct 0929 in Peronne, Somme, France
- b.~ 0822 in Paris, Seine, France d.>23 Apr 0861
- b.~ 0848 in Paris, Seine, France d.~10 Nov 0901
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Ingelheim, Rheinhessan, Hesse-Darmstadt d.28 JAN 813/14 in Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia
- b.Aug 0778 in Chasseneuil, Lot-et-Garonne near Poitiers, Aquitaine, France d.20 Jun 0840 in Petersaue, Ingelheim am Rhein, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
- b.0758 in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.30 Apr 0783 in Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France
- b.~ 0825 in France
- b.0800 in Bavaria, Germany d.19 Apr 0843 in Tours, France
- b.10 Sep 0921 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France d.10 Sep 0954 in Rheims, Marne, France
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 JAN 857/58 in Stamridge
- b.0849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 Oct 0899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0875 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 0924 in Farndon on Dee, Farrington, Berkshire, England
- b.0849 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England d.05 Dec 0905
- b.0904 in Wessex, England d.0951
- b.~ 0848 in of Wessex, England
- b.~ 0878 in of Wessex, England d.< 0919
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‌Louis IV "Transmarinus" King of and Gerberga of were married in a religious ceremony after 0939 in 2nd husband. They had two sons and a daughter, named Lothair King of, Charles Count of Lower and Matilda Princess of.
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Children
Matilda Princess of France
Matilda Princess of was born about 0943 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. She died on November 26th, 0991.
Charles Count of Lower Lorraine
Charles Count of Lower was born in 0953 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. He died at the age of 41 on May 21st, 0994 in Kerker, Orleans, France.
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