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Charles III "the Simple", King of France

Charles III "the Simple", King of France

Male 879 - 929  (50 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles III "the Simple", King of FranceCharles III "the Simple", King of France was born on 17 Sep 879; died on 7 Oct 929 in Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint Fursy, Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France (not found).

    Charles married Frederuna in May 907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ermentrude  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 908/09.

    Charles married Eadgifu in 918/19. Eadgifu (daughter of Edward "the Elder", King of England and Ælfflæd) was born about 904; died in 951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ermentrude Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born in 908/09.

    Ermentrude married Godfrey, Count Palatine of Lotharingia before 923. Godfrey (son of Gerhard I of Metz and Oda of Saxony) was born about 905; died after 949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Godfrey I, Count of Hainaut and Duke of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point died in Summer 964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
    2. 5. Gerberge of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 925 and 935; died before 24 May 996.
    3. 6. Gerhard II, Count of Metz and Abbot of Remiremont  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 925 and 935.
    4. 7. Gebhard  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 925 and 935.
    5. 8. Adalhard  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of FranceLouis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.

    Louis married Gerberga of Saxony in 939. Gerberga (daughter of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim) was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 953 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 21 May 992.
    2. 10. Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Godfrey I, Count of Hainaut and Duke of Lower Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1) died in Summer 964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

  2. 5.  Gerberge of Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1) was born between 925 and 935; died before 24 May 996.

    Family/Spouse: Manegold I, Count in the Thurgau, and Avalgau. Manegold (son of Eberhard III, Count in the Thurgau) was born on 935 - 940; died on 28 May 991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ermentrude of Avalgau  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Eberhard IV, Count in the Thurgau  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 960 and 970; died about 8 Feb 1041.

  3. 6.  Gerhard II, Count of Metz and Abbot of Remiremont Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1) was born between 925 and 935.

  4. 7.  Gebhard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1) was born between 925 and 935.

  5. 8.  Adalhard Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1)

  6. 9.  Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born in 953 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 21 May 992.

    Charles married Bonne d'Ardennes before 979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Gerberga of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 975; died after 1017; was buried in Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim.
    2. 14. Ermengarde of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 974; died in 1012.

  7. 10.  Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Matilda married Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy after 964. Conrad (son of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia) was born about 925; died on 19 Oct 993 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 964; died about 1016.
    2. 16. Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019.
    3. 17. Matilda of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Gisela of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 19. Rudolf III, King of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1032.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Ermentrude of Avalgau Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gerberge3, 2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Herbert, Count Palatine of Lorraine. Herbert (son of Konrad I, Count in Ufgau and Ortengau, Duke of Alsace) died in 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Otto I of Hammerstein, Count in Wetterau  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. daughter von Gleiberg  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Eberhard IV, Count in the Thurgau Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gerberge3, 2.Ermentrude2, 1.Charles1) was born between 960 and 970; died about 8 Feb 1041.

    Eberhard married Hedwig about 1009. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Eberhard V "the Blessed", Count of Nellenburg, Count in the Zurichgau  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1010; died on 25 Mar 1075 in Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

  3. 13.  Gerberga of Lower Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (9.Charles3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born about 975; died after 1017; was buried in Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim.

    Gerberga married Lambert I "the Bearded", Count of Louvain and Mons about 990. Lambert (son of Regnier III "Longhals", Count of Hainaut and Adele of Louvain) was born about 952; died on 12 Sep 1015 in near Florennes; was buried in Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Lambert II, Count of Louvain and Brussels  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 990; died on 19 Jun 1054 in Tournai, Wallonia, Belgium; was buried in Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim.
    2. 24. Matilda of Louvain  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 14.  Ermengarde of Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (9.Charles3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born in 974; died in 1012.

    Ermengarde married Adalbert I, Count of Namur in 990. Adalbert (son of Robert I, Count of Lomme and Namur and Ermengarde of Lorraine) was born in 975; died about 1011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Robert II, Count of Namur  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Hedwig  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1075 to 1080.
    3. 27. Lutgarde de Namur  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Ode  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Adalbert II, Count of Namur  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 997; died in 1037.
    6. 30. Ermengarde of Namur  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 15.  Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Matilda3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born about 964; died about 1016.

    Bertha married Eudes I, Count of Blois about 983. Eudes (son of Theobald II "le Tricheur", Count of Blois and Luitgarde de Vermandois) was born about 950 in Mormontier, France (not found); died on 12 Mar 995 in Mormontier, France (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Eudes II, Count of Blois and Champagne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 990; died on 15 Nov 1037.

  6. 16.  Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Matilda3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019.

    Gerberga married Hermann II, Duke of Swabia about 988. Hermann (son of Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia and Richilde) was born between 962 and 965; died on 4 May 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Gisela of Swabia  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany; died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
    2. 33. Matilda of Swabia  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 998; died on 1043 - 1044.
    3. 34. Herman III, Duke of Swabia  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 35. Beatrice  Descendancy chart to this point

    Gerberga married Bernard I von Werl, Count in Westphalia on Yes, date unknown. Bernard died before 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Hermann II von Werl, Count of Werl and in the Locktrapgau  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 17.  Matilda of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Matilda3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Udalrich I "the Rich", Count of Schanis. Udalrich died on 10 Aug 1046. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Bertha of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 18.  Gisela of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Matilda3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1)

  9. 19.  Rudolf III, King of Burgundy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Matilda3, 3.Louis2, 1.Charles1) died in 1032.