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- Charles I (born 953—died May 21, 992?, Orléans, Fr.) 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.
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The necrology of the diocese of Liège dates Charles' death to 22 June without specifying the year. Sigebert of Gembloux records it under the year 991, but he may have confused it with his capture, since two documents of January 992 seem to imply that Charles was still alive.
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The necrology of the diocese of Liège dates Charles' death to 22 June without specifying the year. Sigebert of Gembloux records it under the year 991, but he may have confused it with his capture, since two documents of January 992 seem to imply that Charles was still alive.
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Charles Duke of Lower Lorraine. Birth. 953. Laon, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France. Death. 12 Jun 991 (aged 37–38) Orleans, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France. Burial. Basiliek van Sint Servaas. Maastricht, Maastricht Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map. Memorial ID. 11128. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 2.
In 1666, the sepulchre of Charles was discovered in the Basilica of Saint-Servais in Maastricht. His skin appears to have been interred there only in 1001, but that is not the date of his death, as some scholars assumed. Though Charles ruled Lower Lorraine, the Dukes of Lorraine (Upper Lotharingia) counted him as Charles I of Lorraine.
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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.
Charles was the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death. 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. He was a sixth generation descendant of Charlemagne.
