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Personal data Charles III "le Simple" Roi des Francs 

  • He was born on September 17, 879 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  • He was christened on September 21, 879.
  • Title: Roi des Francs
  • (Title of Nobility ) après 3 janvier 0893: Roi de Francie Occidentale.
  • (Title of Nobility ) in the year 893: König von Westfrankreich.
  • (Title of Nobility ) du 0911 au 0923: Roi de Lotharingie.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : King of West Francia, King of Lotharingia.
  • (CROWNED+KING+OF+FRANCIA ) in the year 898 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France: Although crowned King by nobles in 893, at the age of 14, Charles did not truly becoming monarch of West Francia until after the death of Odo in 898. At which time he was again crowned King. His mother Adelaide assisted in his crowning..
  • (DEPOSED+AS+KING+OF+WEST+FRANCIA ) in the year 922 in France: Defeated, in June 922 Charles the Simple took refuge in Lotharingia, and the nobles of the West Francia declared him deposed from the throne, choosing as the new King Robert, Count of Paris..
  • (CAPTURED+AND+IMPRISONED ) in the year 923 in Château-Thierry, Aisne, Picardie, France: The summer of 923 Herbert II, Count of Vermandois (son-in-law of new King Robert) captured Charles at Château-Thierry. He was Imprisoned first at Château-Thierry then in Péronne, where he died on 7 October 929. .
  • (DIED+IN+CAPTIVITY ) on October 7, 929: Transferred to Péronne in 924, Charles died there in 929 while still imprisoned. .
  • He died on October 7, 929 in Péronne, Somme, Picardie, France, he was 50 years old.
  • He is buried October 929 in Péronne, Somme, Picardie, France.
  • This information was last updated on January 7, 2022.

Household of Charles III "le Simple" Roi des Francs

(1) He has/had a relationship with Frederuna of Friesland.


Child(ren):

  1. Ermentrudis  908-948 


(2) He is married to Eadgifu of Wessex.

They got married on January 7, 918 at Wessex, Anglo-Saxon Kingdom, Great Britain, he was 38 years old.


Child(ren):


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Charles III "le Simple" Roi des Francs

Charles III "le Simple" Roi des Francs
879-929

(1) 

Frederuna of Friesland
885-917

Ermentrudis
908-948
(2) 918

Eadgifu of Wessex
902-951

Louis IV Roi de Francie Occidentale
± 920-954
Charles De Courcy
923-993

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