Charles Carolingian, King Of Western Francia

879 - 929  (50 years)

• Name	Charles Carolingian
  Title	King Of Western Francia
  Birth	17 Sep 879	Picardie, France
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 929	Picardie, France
  Death	7 Oct 929	Somme, France
  Person ID	I7365	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis Martel, Roi des Francs , II,   b. 1 Nov 846, Picardie, France d. 10 Apr 879, Picardie, France (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Adelaide Paris, Queen Of Western France ,   b. Abt 855, Normandie, France d. 10 Nov 901, Picardie, France (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	875
  Family ID	F5384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eadgifu Wessex,   b. Abt 910, Wessex, England d. Abt 946, Picardie, France (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 919
  Children	+ 1. Louis Carolingian, King of the Franks ,   b. 1 Sep 920, Picardie, France d. 10 Sep 954, Champagne, France (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Frederuna Von Sachsen, Reine De France ,   b. 885, Sachsen, Germany d. 10 Feb 917, Saxony, Sachsen, Germany (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 907	France
  Children	+ 1. Ermentrude Carolingian,   b. Abt 908, France d. Abt 948 (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 879 - Picardie, France Marriage - 18 Apr 907 - France Burial - Oct 929 - Picardie, France Death - 7 Oct 929 - Somme, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  But his reign was not successful. According to Floddard, he was capture d a n d i m p risoned in 923. Thietmar of Merseburg, claims that Heinrich I K i n g o f G e rmany secured his release from prison at the end of his life.[ h t t p : //fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAROLINGIANS.htm#_ftnref333]