King Louis ("Transmarinus", "d'Outre-Mer") IV of France 
Louis, known as "Transmarinus", "d'Outre-Mer", was born on September 10th, 0921 in Laon, Champagne. "Transmarinus", "d'Outre-Mer"'s father was King Charles ("the Simple") III of France and his mother was Princess Edgifu of Wessex. His paternal grandparents were King Louis Eliganius ("the Stammerer") II of France and Adelaide Judith; his maternal grandparents were King Edward ("the Elder") d'Angleterre I of England and Aelflaeda de Bernicie. He had a brother and a sister, named Charles and Gisela. He had a half-sister named Ermentrude Alpaïs. He died at the age of 33 on September 10th, 0954 in Abbaye De St. Râemy, Reims, Champagne. He was buried in Abbaye De St. Râemy, Reims, Champagne.General Notes
King of France
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.
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.02 Apr 0742 in Ingelheim, Germany d.28 Jan 0814 in Aachen, Prussia
- b.Aug 0778 in Chasseneuil, France d.30 Apr 0840 in Near, Ingelheim, Rhinehessen, Hesse
- b.0758 in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.30 Apr 0783 in Thionville, Moselle, France
- b.13 Jun 0823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia d.06 Oct 0877 in Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne
- b.~ 0776 in Altdorf, Bavaria d.ABT 0818/0830
- b.~ 0800 in Altdorf, Bavaria d.19 Apr 0843 in Tours, France
- b.~ 0780 in Bavaria d.ABT 0825/0833
- b.01 Nov 0843 in France d.10 Apr 0879 in Compiáegne, Neustria
- b.0765/0769 in Orleans, France d.<15 Feb 0824
- b.0795/0798 in Orleans, Loiret, France d.06 Oct 0877
- b.0765/0775 d.>15 Feb 0824
- b.12 Oct 0830 in Orleans, France d.10 Jun 0869 in St. Denis, France
- b.0760/0777 d.0821/0830
- b.0800/0805 in Paris, Ville-de-Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.0788 d.0856
- b.17 Sep 0879 in Peronne, Somme, Picardie, France d.07 Oct 0929 in Peronne, Somme, Picardie, France
- b.~ 0750 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France d.0816
- b.ABT 0795/0804 in Paris, France d.0861/0871
- b.0760/0774 in Pavie, Italy d.> 0852
- b.28 Aug 0933 in Fecamp, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Fecamp, France
- b.0805/0810 in Paris, France
- b.~ 0794 d.> 0852
- b.ABT 0855/0860 in Paris, France d.~18 Oct 0900
- b.10 Sep 0921 in Laon, Champagne d.10 Sep 0954 in Abbaye De St. Râemy, Reims, Champagne
- b.~ 0784 in Wessex, England d.04 Feb 0839 in Wessex, England
- b.ABT 0795/0806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 0858 in England
- b.0788 in Wessex
- b.12 May 0849 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 Oct 0899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 0785 in Wessex, England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex d.0846/0852
- b.0869 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 0924 in Farrington, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.~ 0852 in Mercia, England d.05 Dec 0905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset, England
- b.0790/0800 d.0840
- b.~ 0830 in Mercia, England
- b.0800
- b.0902/0904 in Wessex, England d.~ 0951
- b.ABT 0795/0806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 0858 in England
- b.0837 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.23 Apr 0871 in Witchampton, England
- b.~ 0810 in Wessex d.0846/0852
- b.~ 0859 in Wessex, England d.~ 0898
- b.0840 in Wantage, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 0878 in Wessex, England d.0920
- b.0795 d.0840
- b.0814/0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.0852 in Gaini, Mercia, England d.05 Dec 0905 in Winchester, Dorset, England
- b.0790/0800 d.0840
- b.0817/0830 in Mercia, England
- b.0800
-
"Transmarinus", "d'Outre-Mer" and Gerberge Auceps were married in a religious ceremony on April 25th, 0954. They had a son and a daughter, named Charles and Mathilde.
-
Children
Prince Charles de Laon of France
Charles was born about 0950 in Laon, Aisne, Picardy, France. He died in Kerker, Orlâeans, France. He was buried in St. Servatius, Maastricht.
Page last modified