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Charles (953 – 22 June 992×995) was the duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death. 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. [1] .
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 was excluded from the throne of France, and the German Emperor Otto II, made him Duke of Lower Lorraine in 977. His father probably gave him royal powers in Burgundy, but Lothair took them back upon reaching his majority.
- Laon, Picardie
- Adelais D'ardennes de Lorraine, de Troyes
- Picardie
- 953
Charles the Bald claimed Lotharingia on Lothair's death and was crowned king in Metz, but his brother Louis the German opposed his claim and in 870 the Treaty of Mersen divided Lotharingia between the two brothers and subsequently their sons.
Jul 24, 2000 · Charles Duke of Lower Lorraine. The last of the French Carolingians (descendants of Charlemagne) and nephew of the last Carolingian King Louis V (the Useless), who died childless in a hunting accident.
Apr 22, 2022 · Charles (Carolingian) Lotharingia. (953 - 992) Charles "Duke of Lower Lotharingia" Lotharingia formerly Carolingian aka Basse-Lotharingie. Born 0953 in Laon, France. Ancestors. Son of Louis (Carolingian) de France and Gerberga (Liudolfing) von Sachsen.
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 Charles was crowned King of the Franks in Laon by Theodoric I, Bishop of Metz.
