Louis IV "Transmarinus" King of France 
Louis IV "Transmarinus" was born in Laon, Champagne, France. Louis IV "Transmarinus"'s father was Charles King Of France and his mother was Edith Princess Of England. His paternal grandparents were Louis II King Of France and Adbelahide Queen Of France; his maternal grandfather was Edward King Of Wessex and his maternal grandmother is Aelfflaed Queen Of The English. He had three half-brothers and eight half-sisters, named Roricon, Drogo, Amulf, Gisaele, Ermentrude, Frederune, Adbelahide, Gisele, Hildegarde, Rotrude and Alpais. He died in Abbaye de St. Rhemy, France. He was buried in St Remy Abbey, Reims, Marne, France.General Notes
He was only three years old when his mother took him "over the sea" to the safety of England after his father was imprisoned, hence the nickname Transmarinus. On the death of his father in 936, Louis was summoned back to France and crowned king. Effectively, his sovereignty was limited to the town of Laon and to some places in the north of France, Louis displayed a keenness beyond his years in obtaining the recognition of his authority by his feuding nobles. Nonetheless, his reign was filled with conflict in particular with Hugh the Great, count of Paris.
In 939 Louis became involved in a struggle with the Emperor Otto the Great on the question of Lorraine, but then married Otto's sister Gerberge (914–May 5, 984), Princess of Germany and they had two sons and a daughter:
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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.2 APR 742 in Aix la Chapelle, Austrasia d.28 JAN 813/14 in Aix la Chapelle, Austrasia
- b.0778 in Casseneuil, France d.0840 in near Ingelheim, Hesse
- b.0758 in Aachen, Prussia d.30 APR 783 in Thionville, Austrasia
- b.23 JUN 823 in Frankfort, on-Main d.6 OCT 877 in Brios, France
- b. in Bavaria
- b.0800 in Alfdorf, Bavaria d.19 APR 843 in Tours, Neustria
- b. in Saxony
- b.1 NOV 843 in France d.10 APR 879 in Compiaegne, Nuestria
- b.0800 in Orleans, France
- b.27 SEP 830 in Orlbeans, Nuestria d.6 OCT 869
- b.0805 in Orleans, France
- b.17 SEP 879 in France d.7 OCT 929 in Pberonne, Austrasia
- b.~ 0788 in Paris, Seine, France d.10 NOV 901
- b.10 SEP 921 in Laon, Champagne, France d.10 SEP 954 in Abbaye de St. Rhemy, France
- b.~ 0770 in Wessex, England d.Jul 0839 in Wessex, England
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 JAN 856/57 in England
- b. in Wessex, England d.0858
- b.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 OCT 901 in Wincester, England
- b.0785 in Wessex, England
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.0855 in England?
- b.0871 in Wessex, England d.17 JUL 924 in Farrington, England
- b. in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire d.0911
- b.0852 in Gaini, Mercia, England d.5 DEC 905 in England?
- b.0900 in England d.0951
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Louis IV "Transmarinus" and Gerberge were married in a religious ceremony in Reims, Champagne, (France?). They had four sons and four daughters, named Lothaire, Louis, Charles, Henri, Mathilde, Hildegarde, Mathilde and Alberade.
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Children
Charles Prince Of France
Charles was born before 0953 in Laon, Champagne, France. He died before 0953 in Kerker, Orlbeans, France.
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