Caroling, King *Charles (Karl) (The Simple) III

879 - 929  (50 years)

• Name	Caroling, *Charles (Karl) (The Simple)
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	III
  Born	17 Sep 879	Péronne, Somme, Picardie France
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 929	Prison - Péronne, Somme, Picardie France
  Person ID	I651	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	King *Louis (the Stammerer),   b. 1 Nov 846,   d. 10 Apr 879, Compeigne, Oise (France)  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Queen *Adelaide,   b. Abt 850, Saxony (Germany) ,   d. 10 Nov 901, Laon  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen *Eadgifu (Edgiva/Ogive, Gewissa),   b. Abt 902, Wessex (England) ,   d. Abt 955  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	Abt 918
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  King of Franks   General Notes Charles fought for the crown as the Comte d'Eudes had been elected King of France in 887, after successfully defending Paris from a major Norsemen attack. Eudes thereby deposed Charles the Fat who died the next year. Eudes ruled from 887 through 883 unopposed (as an early Capetian king), then fought Charles the Simple for the throne but died in 898 allowing unquestioned right to go to Charles III. Count Eudes, son of "Robert the Strong" was likely related to Queen Ementrude, daughter of an earlier Count Eudes and wife of Charles II (the Bald), thus the grandmother of this Charles III. In 911 Charles III came to terms with the Norsemen and in return for safety for Paris and the river Seine, gave "Normandy" to Rollo the Dane. http://www.childsfamily.com/reunion/ps10/ps10_428.htm http://www.wfi.fr/metropole/1997/70616224/cite.html http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fr_hist.html http://www.alienteacher.com/clayton.htm Noted events in his life were: • Honors: Crowned, 893, Reims, Marne, France. • Treaty of St. Clair-Sur-Epte: Gave Normandy to Norse leader Rollo to protect, 911. Also gave his daughter Gisella to Rollo and made Rollo the first Duke of Normandy. • King of Lorraine: Previously separate from France, 911. Shortlived as he was challenged and lost his crown. His son however would reacquire the crown. • Deposted: Barons revolted - Elected Robert I, Brother of Odo, 922. • Possession of entire kingdom: Death of rival, Eudes (aka Odo), 898.