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View Tree for Charles Charles "The Simple" (b. September 17, 879, d. October 07, 929)

Charles "The Simple" (son of Louis and Adelaide "Judith") was born September 17, 879 in france, and died October 07, 929 in Peronne, Somme, France. He married Eadgifu Ogive.

 Includes NotesNotes for Charles "The Simple":
He was the King of France. From Encyclopedia Britannica Online,article titled "Charles III:"

"byname CHARLES THE SIMPLE, French CHARLES LE SIMPLE, king of France(893-922), whose authority came to be accepted by Lorraine and whosettled the Northmen in Normandy but who became the first Carolingianruler of the western kingdom to lose his crown.

"The posthumous son of Louis II the Stammerer, Charles was too youngto assume the throne on the death of his half-brother, Carloman, in884 or that of his cousin, Charles the Fat, in 888. On Jan. 28, 893,however, he was crowned king by Fulk, archbishop of Reims; and,although he renounced his rights after civil war in 897, the death ofKing Eudes in the following year brought him general recognition asking.

"Charles was strongly under the influence of Robert, brother of thedead Eudes. It was Robert's victory against the Northmen at Chartresin 911 which paved the way for the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Eptelater that year, by which Charles ceded territory, in the area laterknown as Normandy, to the Viking leader Rollo and his men; in return,Rollo became a Christian and Charles's vassal. The Normans who hadsuch an impact on Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries were the finalproduct of this settlement.

"In 911 also, the magnates of Lorraine (Lotharingia) accepted theauthority of Charles on the death of the last Carolingian king of theEast Franks, Louis the Child. Charles's preoccupation withLotharingian affairs and councillors alienated the nobles of Neustria,however, and in 922 they elected Robert king. Charles killed Robert inbattle in 923 but was soon taken prisoner by Herbert, count ofVermandois, who used him for his own gain against Rudolf, Robert'sson-in-law and the new king."

Charles III, 'The Simple' King Of The Franks became king in 893. Herecognized the Norsemen's conquest of Normandy, but added to histerritory by seizing Lorraine. The mistakes of the previous kings weretoo costly, however. The nobles had been allowed to gain power, andthey deposed Charles in 923.


Children of Charles "The Simple" and Eadgifu Ogive are:
  1. +Gisele, b. 895, Normandy, France, d. 919.
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