 921 - 954 (33 years)
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| Name |
Louis IV "Transmarinus" |
| Birth |
10 Sep 921 |
of Laon, Aisne, France  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
10 Sep 954 |
St. Remy Abbey, Reims, Marne, France [1] |
| Burial |
St. Remy Abbey, Reims, Marne, France |
| Person ID |
I39413 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Family |
Gerberga of Saxony, b. 5 Apr 913, Nordhausen, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany d. 5 May 969, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage |
939 |
Laon, Aisne, Picardie, France |
| Children |
| | 1. Princess of Franks Mathilde, b. Abt 943/948, of Laon, Aisne, France d. Bef 26 Nov 991 (Age < 43 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Duke of Lorraine Charles, b. Bef 953, of Laon, Aisne, France d. 21 May 993, Kerker, Orleans, France (Age > 40 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F14494 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Note -between 936 and 954 in France: King:936-954. When Louis IV's father [Charles "Le Simple"] was captured [by Herbert de Vermandois in 923] , his mother Eadgifu took him to England for refuge. Louis IV came to the throne thanks to the support of Hughes, Count of Paris who had Louis IV recalled to France to succeed King Raoul (reign: 923-936). On 19 June 936, the new King, arrived in Boulogne, from England [hence the nickname "from overseas"] . He is annointed in Laon by the Archbishop of Reims, Artaud. Hughes "Le Grand" fancies himself the mentor of the King, but the King is rather independent of mind. Louis struggled against Hughes "Le Grand", Count of Paris, through most of his reign. In 936, the new German King, Otton I (who had just succeeded Henri I) tries to arbitrate their quarrels. In 938, King Louis "d'Outremer" makes an enemy out of Otton by marching into Lorraine. In 940, Otton I invades France and marches on Paris, with the help of his allies, Hughes "Le Grand" and Hughes de Vermandois. The Kingdom is split in two. While fighting the Normans in an attempt to recapture Normandy, Louis IV was made prisoner in 945 in Rouen. His liberty following that capture was short-lived as Louis IV fell into the hands of Hughes "Le Grand", now Duke de France, who kept him prisoner for one year until 946. An alliance with the German King Otto I allowed Louis IV to defeat Hughes (having had Hugues de Vermandois excommunicated in 948 at the Council of Ingelheim; The Church Council met again in September that year and excommunicated Hughes "Le Grand"), who made peace in 950 with Louis because he needed the support of the Church. Louis IV married Gerberge, Sister of the Emperor of the Occident Othon=Otto the Great, who bore him a son named Lothaire who eventually replaced Louis IV on the throne. Louis was fatally injured in a fall form his horse.
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| Sources |
- [S1204] Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on, Louis IV.
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