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• Rufname Charles III "The Simple" King of.
• Er wurde geboren am 17. September 879 in France.Quelle 1

  Pass auf: War älter als 65 Jahre (88), als Kind (Louis IV "Transmarinus" ADDED France) geboren wurde (??-??-0967).

• (Ruled ) in 898-923.
• Er ist verstorben am 7. Oktober 929 in Peronne, Somme, Picardy, France, er war 50 Jahre alt.Quelle 1

  Pass auf: War 9 Monate vor der Geburt (??-??-0967) des Kindes (Louis IV "Transmarinus" ADDED France) bereits verstorben (7. Oktober 929).

• Er wurde beerdigt in St Fursi, Peronne.
• Ein Kind von Louis II "The Stammerer" King of France und Adelaide of Paris
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 29. Juli 2023.

Familie von Charles III "The Simple" King of (Charles III "The Simple" King of) France

(1) Er ist verheiratet mit Frederuna of Hamalant.

Sie haben geheiratet rund April 907 in 2nd wife.

Kind(er):

1. Ermentrude Princess of France  ± 908-???? 

(2) Er ist verheiratet mit Eadgifu Princess of England.

Sie haben geheiratet im Jahr 0918 in 3rd wife, er war 38 Jahre alt.Quelle 2

Kind(er):

1. Louis IV "Transmarinus" ADDED France  967-954 
2. Charles de Courcy  ± 925-???? 

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This article is about Charles III of West Francia. For other monarchs with the name and regnal number Charles III, see Charles III (disambiguation). For the King of France sometimes derogatorily called "Charles the Simple", see Charles X.
Charles the Simple

King of West Francia
Reign898–922
PredecessorOdo
SuccessorRobert I
King of Lotharingia
Reign911–923
PredecessorLouis the Child
Born17 September 879
Died7 October 929 (aged 50)
Péronne
BurialCollégiale Saint-Fursy de Péronne [fr]
SpouseFrederuna
(m. 907; d. 917)
Eadgifu of Wessex
(m. 919)
Issue
more...Gisela?
Louis IV of France
DynastyCarolingian
FatherLouis the Stammerer
MotherAdelaide of Paris
Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin Carolus Simplex),[a] was the king of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He was a member of the Carolingian dynasty.

Early life
Charles was the third and posthumous son of king Louis the Stammerer by his second wife Adelaide of Paris.[3] As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother, king Carloman II.[4] Instead, Frankish nobles of the realm asked his cousin, Emperor Charles the Fat, to assume the crown.[5] He was also prevented from succeeding the unpopular Charles the Fat, who was deposed in November 887 and died in January 888, although it is unknown if his overthrow was accepted or even made known in West Francia before his death. The nobility then elected Odo, the hero of the Siege of Paris (885–886) as the new king, although there was a faction that supported claims of Guy III of Spoleto. The young Charles was put under the protection of Ranulf II, the Duke of Aquitaine, who may have tried to claim the throne for him and in the end used the royal title himself until making peace with Odo.[citation needed]

King of West Francia
In 893, at the age of 14, Charles was crowned by a faction opposed to the rule of Odo at the Reims Cathedral, becoming monarch of West Francia only after the death of Odo in 898.[6]

In 911, a group of Vikings led by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartres. After a victory near Chartres on 26 August, Charles decided to negotiate with Rollo, resulting in the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte which created the Duchy of Normandy. In return for the Vikings' loyalty, they were granted all the land between the river Epte and the sea, as well as Duchy of Brittany, which at the time was an independent country which West Francia had unsuccessfully tried to conquer. Rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry Charles's daughter Gisela.[7]

King of Lotharingia
Also in 911, Louis the Child, the last Carolingian king of East Francia died, and nobles of Lotharingia, who had been loyal to him, under the leadership of Reginar, Duke of Lorraine declared Charles their new king, breaking from East Francia which had elected non-Carolingian Conrad I as the new king.[6] Charles had tried to win Lotharingian support for years, for instance, by marrying in April 907 a Lotharingian woman named Frederuna,[8] and in 909 his niece Cunigunda married Wigeric of Lotharingia. Charles defended Lotharingia against two attacks by Conrad I.[9] In 925, Lotharingia was once again seized by East Francia.[10]

Revolt of the nobles

Realms ruled by Charles the Simple in 915 (red)
Queen Frederuna died on 10 February 917 leaving six daughters and no sons[11] -- and thus uncertainty as to the succession. On 7 October 919 Charles married Eadgifu, the daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England, who bore him a son, the future King Louis IV of France.[citation needed]

By this time, Charles's excessive favouritism towards a certain Hagano, a petty nobleman (mediocris) and a relative of Charles's first wife Frederuna, had turned the aristocracy against him. He endowed Hagano with monasteries that were already the benefices of other barons, alienating them. In Lotharingia, he earned the enmity of the new duke Gilbert, who in 919 declared loyalty to the new king of East Francia Henry the Fowler.[6] Opposition to Charles in Lotharingia was not universal, however; he retained the support of Wigeric.[citation needed]

The nobles, completely exasperated with Charles's policies and especially his favouritism of Count Hagano, seized Charles in 920.[12] After negotiations by Archbishop Herveus of Reims the king was released.[12]

In 922, the Frankish nobles revolted again led by Robert of Neustria.[12] Robert, who was Odo's brother, was elected king by the rebels and crowned, while Charles had to flee to Lotharingia. On 2 July 922, Charles lost his most faithful supporter, Herveus of Reims, who had succeeded Fulk in 900. Charles returned with a Norman army in 923 but was defeated on 15 June at the Battle of Soissons by Robert, who died in the battle.[6] Charles was captured and imprisoned in a castle at Péronne under the guard of Herbert II of Vermandois.[13] Robert's son-in-law Rudolph of Burgundy was then elected to succeed him as king.[14]

Charles died in prison on 7 October 929 and was buried at the nearby abbey of Saint-Fursy. His son by Eadgifu would eventually be crowned in 936 as Louis IV of France.[15] In the initial aftermath of Charles's defeat, Queen Eadgifu and their children fled to England.[15]

Background
On 6 December 884, King Carloman II of West Francia died without a male heir and his half-brother, the future Charles the Simple, was just a five-year-old boy. Because of this, their cousin Charles the Fat, already Holy Roman Emperor and King of East Francia, was invited by the nobles of the Kingdom to assume the throne. Since the beginning, the new monarch was forced to deal with constant Viking raids, with little success. After three years of incompetent government, Charles the Fat was finally deposed by the Diet of Tribur in 887.[16]

Faced with the growing threat of northern invaders, the local nobles again rejected the succession of Charles the Simple because he was too young, and Odo, Count of Paris (member of the Robertian dynasty) was chosen as the new King of West Francia, after successfully defending Paris against the Vikings, led by Rollo. In 893, aided by Archbishop Fulk of Reims, Charles the Simple attempted to reclaim the throne, but in vain. By 897, the young prince ruled only the city of Laon before Odo on his deathbed designated him as his successor.[citation needed]

Following the death of Odo in January 898, Charles the Simple finally assumed the title of king of West Francia. Soon the new monarch showed his ambition to conquer Lotharingia, the main objective of all the monarchs of West Francia since Charles the Bald. Lotharingia was the cradle of the Carolingian dynasty. Charlemagne's ancestors, the Pippinids were from Lotharingia (Herstal, Jupille...). After the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Lotharingia was part of Middle Francia for a short time and both West and East Francia tried to gain control over it. Arnulf of Carinthia, King of East Francia prevented this by entrusting the land to his son Zwentibold in 895. Zwentibold was hated by his subjects, so Charles the Simple decided to invade in 898 after being called by Count Reginar of Hainaut. After seizing Aachen and capturing Charlemagne's Palace at Nijmegen, he returned to France at the request of the German bishops. A few years later, in September 911, the Lotharingian aristocracy again called on Charles the Simple after the death of Louis the Child, the last Carolingian ruler in East Francia.[citation needed]

Charles the Simple was crowned King of Lotharingia in early November 911. However, the constant absences of the new monarch (who preferred to stay in Aachen or Thionville), quickly irritated the Lotharingian nobility (who feared for their own independence) and nobles of France, who saw this inclination as an affront.[17] The situation was even more complicated because, according to Flodoard, Charles the Simple refused to march against the Hungarians who threatened Lotharingia (only Archbishop Hervé de Reims was present there) and finally caused an open rebellion when he attempted to dispossess his own aunt, Abbess Rothilde (also mother-in-law of Hugh the Great), from Chelles Abbey in order to give it to his favourite, Hagano (a relative of his first wife Frederuna).[18]

Deposition
From 920 to 922, Charles the Simple was in trouble. Although he signed the Treaty of Bonn with king Henry the Fowler of East Francia on 7 November 921, he had to fight on two fronts: one against Duke Giselbert of Lotharingia and the other against Hugh the Great, irritated by the treatment of his mother-in-law. Defeated, in June 922 Charles the Simple took refuge in Lotharingia. The nobles of West Francia declared him deposed from the throne, choosing as the new King Robert, Count of Paris, brother of the late King Odo and father of Hugh the Great.[19]

Charles the Simple returned to France to regain the throne. His army, supported by a Lotharingian army and a group of soldiers, faced King Robert's army at Soissons in June 923. According to Richerus, Robert was killed in battle by Count Fulbert[20] or according to other historians, by Charles the Simple. Despite the death of Robert, his army won the battle and Charles the Simple had to escape from the battlefield. The French nobles elected Rudolph of France (Robert's son-in-law) as their new King, with his coronation taking place on 13 July 923 at St Médard, Soissons.[citation needed]

During the summer, Charles the Simple was captured by Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (another son-in-law of King Robert) at Château-Thierry; meanwhile, King Henry I of Germany took advantage of the situation to seize and add Lotharingia to his domains, after giving his daughter Gerberga of Saxony in marriage to Duke Giselbert.[21]

After some time at Château-Thierry, the humiliated Charles the Simple was transferred in 924 to Péronne, where he died on 7 October 929 and was immediately buried in the local Monastery of Saint-Fursy. The legitimate Carolingian heir was now Louis, but King Rudolph retained the throne and ruled until his death from illness on 15 January 936 at Auxerre, being buried in the Abbey of Sainte-Colombe of Sens.[22] The nobility then discussed who could be the next king, because Rudolph left no sons. Finally, the nobles unanimously summoned back Louis to France, thanks to the decisive support of Hugh the Great, to become their new king.[citation needed]

Family
Charles first married in May 907 to Frederuna, daughter of Dietrich, Count in the Hamaland.[3] Together they had six daughters:

Ermentrude[3]
Frederuna[3]
Adelaide[3]
Gisela, wife of Rollo[23]
Rotrude[3]
Hildegarde[3]
Charles married for the second time in 919 to Eadgifu of Wessex.[3] Together they had one son:

Louis IV of France (10 September 920 – 10 September 954), who eventually succeeded to the throne of West Francia in 936[3]
Charles also had several other offspring:

Arnulf[3]
Drogo[3]
Rorice († 976), Bishop of Laon[3]
Alpais, who married Erlebold, count of Lommegau.[3]
Notes
His nickname 'simplex' or the simple is misleading. The Latin 'Simplex' was given to him meaning straightforward as in loyal or without guile. The nickname 'the Simple' has stuck with him even though its meaning has been corrupted. He was not, however, generally complimented by the chroniclers. He was called Charles the Stupid by a later chronicler for an incident in 919 where he abandoned his men.[1] Besides this, he was called stultus (fatuous), hebes (stupid), insipiens (foolish), parvus (small) and minor (inferior).[2]
References
Jim Bradbury, The Capetians; Kings of France 987–1328 (New York; London: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 33
John E. Morby, "The Sobriquets of Medieval European Princes", Canadian Journal of History, 13:1 (1978), p. 6.
Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 1
The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 9919–966, ed. & trans. Steven Fanning; Bernard S. Bachrach (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), p. xv
Pierre Riché, The Carolingians; A Family who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), p. 216
Michel Parisse, "Lotharingia", The New Cambridge Medieval History, III: c. 900–c. 1024, ed. Timothy Reuter (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), 313–15.
Ordericus Vitalis [1075 – c. 1142 CE], trans. Thomas Forester, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Volume 1 (London: H.G. Bohn, 1853), 379–81. More-recent discussion of critical sourcing in Leah Shopkow, "Dudo of St.-Quentin and His Patrons", in Thomas E. Burman et al., Religion, Text, and Society in Medieval Spain and Northern Europe: Essays in Honor of J.N. Hillgarth (Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2002), 307–11. ISBN 9780888448163
Bradbury, J. (2007). The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8264-2491-4.
Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. III – Germany and the Western Empire, eds. H. M. Gwatking; J. P. Whitney, et al. (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922), p. 74
MacLean, Simon (2013). "Shadow Kingdom: Lotharingia and the Frankish World, C.850–C.1050". History Compass. 11 (6): 443–457.
Genealogiæ Comitum Flandriæ, Witgeri Genealogica Arnulfi Comitis MGH SS IX, p. 303.
Pierre Riché, The Carolingians; A Family who Forged Europe, trans. Michael Idomir Allen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), p. 250
Jean Dunbabin, "West Francia: The Kingdom", The New Cambridge Medieval History, III: c. 900–c. 1024, ed. Timothy Reuter (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), 378–79.
The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 9919–966, ed. & trans. Steven Fanning; Bernard S. Bachrach (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), p. xvi
The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 9919–966, ed. & trans. Steven Fanning; Bernard S. Bachrach (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), p. xvii
Depreux 2002, pp. 128–129.
Isaïa 2009, p. 82.
Depreux 2002, pp. 131–132.
Depreux 2002, p. 129.
Richer de Reims: Gallica Histoire de son temps Book I, p. 87 Archived 19 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
Isaïa 2009, p. 87.
Toussaint-Duplessis: Annales de Paris. Jusqu'au règne de Hugues Capet, 1753, p. 201.
Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis, ed. Marjorie Chibnall, Volume II, Books III And IV (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1993), p. 9
Charles the Simple
Carolingian dynasty
Born: 17 September 879 Died: 7 October 929
Preceded by
Odo
King of West Francia
898–922Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Louis the Child
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King of France 893-922, known as "The Simple"

Gave his daughter, Gisella, to Rollo, the Viking, in order to stop theraids on the coast. Gave the coast to Rollo to protect. Rollo thus becamethe first Duke of Normandy.

SOURCES:
Charles III, King de France
(Andre Roux: Scrolls,191.)
(Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians, Page 308.)
(Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 130, Line 171-37.)
(Andre Castelot, Histoire de La France, Tome 1, Page 387).

Also Known As: Charles "Le Simple". Born: on 17 Sep 879 in Clermont,Oise, France, son of Louis II, King de France and Adelaide=Adelheid deParis . (Or was his mother Judith. If he was born posthumously it wouldhave been by the second wife)

Note - between 893 and 929: Charles III was the posthumous son of Louis"Le Begue", and was crowned King in 893 by Fouques, Archbishop of Reims,with the full support of Odon's brother Robert, Richard of Burgundy,William of the Auvergne and Herbert of Vermandois. Baldwin (Baudouin) ofFlanders made his submission later. He was a rival of the effective King,the Count Eudes who, upon Odon's death in 898, recognized Charles'rights. With the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911), Charles gaveNormandy to the Viking Chief Rollo making him first Duke of Normandy, andpacifying the Seine Vikings. That year, 911, Charles also became King ofLotharingia, which may have been related in part to the fact that hisfirst wife, Frederuna who bore him 6 daughters, was Lotharingian. Herevived the title Rex Francorum. In 919, when Charles fought the Magyars,none of the nobles except for Heriveus, the Archbishop of Reims sent himany troops for assistance. In 920, Robert led a revolt against Charles.

Some Lotharingian nobles, led by Gilbert (Gislebert) son of RagnarLongneck, declared their independence from Charles' authority. Gilbertinvoked the aid of the new ruler of the East Franks, a Saxon known asHenry "the Fowler" ("l'Oiseleur"). Charles, after quelling the resistanceof the Lotharingian Count Ricoin made a treaty with Henry at Bonn in 921.They met on equal terms as Rex Francorum Occidentalium (Charles) and RexFrancorum Orientalium (Henry). Charles was deposed in 922 by Herbert,Count of Vermandois upon the death of his main supporter, Richard ofBurgundy. Charles and his favorite Hagano fled to hide in Lotharingia.During his absence, Robert was elected King and crowned by Walter,Archbishop of Sens under the nose of Heriveus who was on his deathbed (hedied 3 days later). Charles met Robert in battle at Soissons on 15 June923. Robert was killed, but the forces led by his son Hugh and byHerbert of Vermandois defeated the King's army and Charles retreated. On13 July 923, a new King Ralph, the eldest son of Richard The Justiciar ofBurgundy was elected King and anointed in the Church of St. Medard atSoissons by Walter, Archbishop of Sens.

Married between 905 and 929: N. concubines; Charles Le Simple had severalconcubines throughout his adulthood.
Married in Apr 907: Frederune de Lotharingie, daughter of Dietrich, Countde Lotharingie ; Charles III Le Simple had 6 daughters with Frederune,his first wife.
Married in 917: Eadgifu=Ogive=Hadwige, Princess of England, daughter ofEdward I, King of England and Eadgifu=Edgiva of Kent.

Died: on 7 Oct 929 in Peronne, Somme, France, at age 50 Charles wasmurdered while in captivity at the Tower of Peronne on 7-Oct-929. CharlesIII is buried at Saint Fursy.

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