Individual Details

Charles III, King "the Simple'"

(17 Sep 879 - 7 Oct 929)

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Charles III, Roi de France1
M, #102453, b. 17 September 879, d. 7 October 929
Last Edited=6 Dec 2015
Charles III, Roi de France was born on 17 September 879.2 He was the son of Louis II 'the Stammerer', Roi de France and Adelaide Judith de Paris.1,2 He married, firstly, Frederuna von Sachsen in 907.3 He married, secondly, Eadgifu (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ælflæd (?), on 7 October 919.4,3,5 He died on 7 October 929 at age 50 at Peronne, France.2
Charles III, Roi de France also went by the nick-name of Charles 'the Simple'.1 He gained the title of Roi Charles III de France in 893.1 He was deposed as King of France in 923.
Children of Charles III, Roi de France and Frederuna von Sachsen

Gisela (?)2 b. c 895, d. c 920
Ermentrud de France+6 b. c 908

Children of Charles III, Roi de France and Eadgifu (?)

Rorico de Laon2
Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, Roi de France+1 b. c 920, d. 10 Sep 954

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S102] Roglo Geneweb Website, online . Hereinafter cited as Roglo Geneweb Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 13, says 917. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S7803] Christof Steineg von Steinig, online unknown url, Christof Steineg von Steinig (unknown location).

Events

Birth17 Sep 879
Title (Nobility)893 - 923King of France
Death7 Oct 929Peronne, France

Families

SpouseEadgifu (?) (902 - 953)
ChildLouis IV d'Outre-Mer, King (920 - 954)
SpouseFrederuna von Sachsen (885 - 917)
ChildErmentrud de France (908 - )
FatherLouis II, King of France "the Stammerer" ( - )
MotherAdelaide of Paris "Judith" (850 - 901)
SiblingErmentrude (875 - 914)