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Charles (953 – 22 June 992×995) was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death. Life [ edit ] Born at Reims in the summer of 953, Charles was the son of Louis IV of France and Gerberga of Saxony and the younger brother of King Lothair . [1]
- 953, Laon
- Louis IV of France
- after 992, Orléans
- Gerberga of Saxony
Feb 21, 2024 · Charles I was the duke of Lower Lorraine, head of the only surviving legitimate line of the Carolingian dynasty by 987, and an unsuccessful claimant for the French throne. Son of Louis IV of France and Gerberga, sister of Otto I of Germany, Charles was banished by his brother, King Lothar, in 977.
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Jun 28, 2010 · Charles of Lorraine (Laon, 953–993 in Orléans) was the son of Louis IV of France and Gerberga of Saxony and younger brother of King Lothair. He was a sixth generation descendant of Charlemagne. Charles was excluded from the throne of France, and the German Emperor Otto II, made him Duke of Lower Lorraine in 977.
- Laon, Picardie
- Adelais D'ardennes de Lorraine, de Troyes
- Picardie
- 953
Dukes of Lower Lorraine. Note that the numbering of the dukes varies between sources. Matfriding dynasty. Godfrey I (959–964) Carolingian dynasty. Charles (976–991) Otto (991–1012) House of Ardennes–Verdun. Godfrey II (1012–1023) (also known as Godfrey I) Gothelo I (1023–1044) (also duke of Upper Lorraine) Gothelo II (1044–1046)
In 977 Charles was expelled from the Kingdom after accusing Lothair's wife of infidelity and seeked refuge with Emperor Otto II, who made him Duke of Lower Lotharingia (or Lower Lorraine). In 978 Otto and Charles invaded France, and….
Feb 21, 2024 · Charles I (or II) (born 1365—died Jan. 25, 1431, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]) was the duke of Lorraine and an ally of the Burgundian faction in the internal strife that divided France during the Hundred Years’ War. He succeeded in uniting Lorraine with the duchy of Bar.
Should have come to power as Charles II of Lorraine but in order to establish the legitimacy of the Dukes of Lorraine by grounding it in Carolingian history, Charles Duke of Lower Lotharingia was included in the list of Dukes of Lorraine as Charles I (even though Lorraine corresponded to Upper Lotharingia)