Charles OF LORRAINE 
Charles' father was Duke/Duke Charles of Upper Lorraine OF LAON and his mother was Agnes DE VERMANDOIS. His paternal grandparents were King Louis IV "Transmarinus" OF FRANCE and Princess/ Gerberge OF GERMANY; his maternal grandmother was Princess Ogive OF ENGLAND. He had a brother named Ludwig. He had two half-sisters named Gerberge OF LOWER LORRAINE and Ermengarde Adelaide.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
- b.0959
- b.0869 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 0924 in Farndon on Dee, Cheshire, England
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