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In or before 976, he accused Lothair's wife, Emma, daughter of Lothair II of Italy, of infidelity with Adalberon, Bishop of Laon. [5] The council of Sainte-Macre at Fismes (near Reims ) exonerated the queen and the bishop, but Charles maintained his claim and was driven from the kingdom, finding refuge at the court of his cousin, the emperor ...
Charles (953 – 22 June 992×995) was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Tomb of Charles in the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht. Life. 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.
House. Lorraine. Father. Francis II, Duke of Lorraine. Mother. Christina of Salm. Charles IV. Charles IV (5 April 1604 – 18 September 1675) was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 until his death in 1675, with a brief interruption in 1634, when he abdicated under French pressure in favor of his younger brother, Nicholas Francis.
Though Charles ruled Lower Lorraine, the Dukes of Lorraine (Upper Lotharingia) counted him as Charles I of Lorraine. Charles married firstly (970) Adelais daughter of Robert of Vermandois, count of Meaux and Troyes.
- Louis IV D'OUTRE-MER (920-954)
- Charles OF LORRAINE 1
- Gerberga OF SAXONY (914-984)
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The kings and dukes of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were kings of the Franks.
Queen Gerberga would only send Charles, who was then handed over and his father was released into the custody of Hugh Capet. In or before 976, he accused Lothair's wife, Emma, daughter of Lothair II of Italy, of infidelity with Adalberon, Bishop of Laon.
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In or before 976, he accused Lothair´s wife, Emma, daughter of Lothair II of Italy, of infidelity with Adalberon, Bishop of Laon. The council of Sainte-Macre at Fismes (near Reims) exonerated the queen and the bishop, but Charles maintained his claim and was driven from the kingdom, finding refuge at the court of his cousin, Otto II.
