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Male Charles I le Gros, Duke of Lower Lorraine Click to view Charles I le Gros, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the family tree

Charles I le Gros, Duke of was born in 0953 in Laon,Champagne and his baptism took place in France - son of Louis IV.1   Charles I le Gros, Duke of's father was Louis IV "Transmarinus" King Of France and his mother was Gerberga of Saxony Abbess of Notre Dame.  His paternal grandparents were Charles III "The Simple" King of France and Eadgifu (Elgiva) Princess of England; his maternal grandparents were Henry I "The Fowler" King of Germany and Countess Matilda Ringelheim Queen of the Germans. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Lothair Carolingien, King of, Carloman Prince of, Louis Prince of, Henri Prince of, Mathilde Princess Of, Hildegard Princess of, Alberade Princess Of and Hildegardin, Princess of France, Countess of.  He was the second youngest of the nine children. He had four half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Henri, Duke of, Conan I Duke Of, Martin, Seigneur of Vitre, Meen Seigneur of Fougeres, Alberade de, Gerberga of and Wiltrude, Duchess of.  He died in Kerker,Orlbeans,France.  He was buried in St. Servatius,Maastricht.2 



Charles I le Gros, Duke of's first family with Bonne Adelaide de Lorraine

‌Charles I le Gros, Duke of and Bonne Adelaide de were married in a religious ceremony about 0972.  They had six sons and four daughters, named Othon , Duke of Lower Lorraine, Duke Alto of, Eudes, Duc de, Duke Karl of, Duke Ludwig of, Charles Prince of, Gerberga (Gerbega) of, Gerberge De, Ermengarde of and Ermengarde (Adélaïde) de.


Charles I le Gros, Duke of's second family



Charles I le Gros, Duke of's third family with Adelaise De Vermandois

They had a son and a daughter, named Ludwig Count Of and Ermengarde (Adelaide) Princess.

1 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 148-19
2 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 148-19
3 Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 155-20
4 Dictionary of royal lineage
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists 6th ed, Pedigree of Dawnay of Baldersby Park, Ancestral File, {Dawnay.ged}, Pedigree of Dawnay of Baldersby Park, Ancestral File, {Dawnay.ged}, Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 149-19

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