Charles III King Of France 
Charles III was born in 0879. Charles III's father was Louis II King of France and his mother was Luitgrade of Saxony. His paternal grandparents were Charles II King of France and Ermentrude Of Orleans. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Louis III, Carloman and Ermentrude. He died at the age of 50 in 0929.General Notes
Charles III "the Simple" (September 17, 879 - October 7, 929) was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. He ruled as King of France from 898 to 922.
The posthumous son of King Louis II of France and Adelaide, Charles married Frederonne who died in 917 and he then married Eadgifu, the daughter of King Edward I of England, on October 7, 919.
As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother Carloman or at the time Charles the Fat was deposed in 887 after he had succeeded Carloman. Instead, Odo, Count of Paris, succeeded Charles the Fat. Nonetheless, Charles became king at the death of Odo in 898.
The kingdom of Charles the Simple was almost identical with today's France, but he was obliged to concede what would become known as Normandy to the invading Norsemen.
In 922 some of the barons revolted and crowned Robert I, brother of Odo, king. In 923, at the battle of Soissons, King Robert was killed, but Charles was also defeated. Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy was elected king, and Charles III was imprisoned.
Charles III died on October 7, 929, in prison at Péronne, Somme, France and was buried there at the L'abbaye de St-Fursy. His son with Eadgifu would eventually be crowned King Louis IV of France.
Preceded by:
Odo King of Western Francia Succeeded by:
Robert I
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Simple"
Details of Charles III's family with Eadgifu of England
This page is within a frameset. View the entire genealogy report of , or surname index or report summary.
(GenoProReportIndividual)
Ancestry Family Tree.
Copyright © 2011 GenoPro Inc. All rights reserved.