General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> KING
Note:
Note -between 936 and 954 in France: King:936-954. When Lou
is IV's father [Charles "Le Simple"] was captured [by Herbe
rt de Vermandois in 923] , his mother Eadgifu took him to E
ngland for refuge. Louis IV came to the throne thanks to the
support of Hughes, Count of Paris who had Louis IV recalle
d to France to succeed King Raoul (reign: 923-936). On 19 J
une 936, the new King, arrived in Boulogne, from England [h
ence the nickname "from overseas"] . He is annointed in Lao
n by the
Archbishop of Reims, Artaud. Hughes "Le Grand" fancies hims
elf the mentor of the King, but the King is rather independ
ent of mind. Louis struggled against Hughes "Le Grand", Cou
nt of Paris, through most of his reign. In 936, the new Ger
man
King, Otton I (who had just succeeded Henri I) tries to arb
itrate their quarrels. In 938, King Louis "d'Outremer" make
s an enemy out of Otton by marching into Lorraine. In 940
, Otton I invades France and marches on Paris, with the hel
p of his
allies, Hughes "Le Grand" and Hughes de Vermandois. The Kin
gdom is split in two. While fighting the Normans in an atte
mpt to recapture Normandy, Louis IV was made prisoner in 94
5 in Rouen. His liberty following that capture was short-li
ved as
Louis IV fell into the hands of Hughes "Le Grand", now Duk
e de France, who kept him prisoner for one year until 946
. An alliance with the German King Otto I allowed Louis I
V to defeat Hughes (having had Hugues de Vermandois excommu
nicated in
948 at the Council of Ingelheim; The Church Council met aga
in in September that year and excommunicated Hughes "Le Gra
nd"), who made peace in 950 with Louis because he needed th
e support of the Church. Louis IV married Gerberge, Siste
r of the
Emperor of the Occident Othon=Otto the Great, who bore hi
m a son named Lothaire who eventually replaced Louis IV o
n the throne. Louis was fatally injured in a fall form hi
s horse.