IV Louis 
IV was born in Laon, Aisne, France. IV's father was the Simple III Charles and his mother was Edgiva of England. His maternal grandfather was UNKNOWN Edward. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Edred King of, Edmund I "the, UNKNOWN, Edburh Princess of and Princess of England. He died in Rheims, Marne, France. He was buried in St. Remy Abbey.General Notes
OHME p 153, King of France from 936-54 "The reigns of the CarolingianLOU
IS IV, Lothar (954-86), and Louis V (986-7) were dominated by the threat w
hich Robert (the Strong)'s son, HUGH the Great, and then his grandson, HU
GH CAPET, could offer only too readily. In this climate the kings cou
ld do little but look on as the great magnates usurped offices, rights, a
nd lands, attempted to gain control of the great churches . . . and murder
ed their rivals without fear of retribution. . . ."
bk&q p 725 [R32] "son of Charles III; raised in England, hence his nickna
me "d'Outremer (Over the Sea)"
FIMA pp 19-20 "When his brother-in-law King Ralph died in 936, HUGH the Gr
eat had played a major role in securing the succession of LOUIS IV, there
by re-establishing the Carolingian dynasty. . . . Moreover, Louis IV ma
de this powerful relation 'the second after himself in all his kingdoms
', a kind of super-prince; for he was the king's lieutenant in both Franc
ia and all the old Carolingian imperial lands claimed by the king. Accord
ing to Flodoard, Louis IV granted him Burgundy and Aquitaine as well.
pc p 22
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.17 Sep 879 in France d.7 Oct 929 in Peronne, Somme, France
- b.10 Sep 920 in Laon, Aisne, France d.10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Marne, France
- b.0806 in France (probably in Aachen at the court of Charlemagne) d.0858
- b.12 May 849 in Wantage, Berks, England d.26 Oct 899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0871 in Wessex, England d.17 Jul 924 in (Farndon-on-Dee) Farrington, Berks, England
- b.~ 0852 in Mercia, England d.5 Dec 905 in England
- b.0896 in Wessex, England d.0951
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