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Charles III (September 17, 879
879

Events...
 – October 7, 929
929

This article is about the year. For the automobile, see Mazda 929....
), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary Latin: Karolus Simplex), was a member of the Carolingian
Carolingian

File:Charlemagne denier Mayence 812 814.jpgThe Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century....
 dynasty who ruled as King of Western Francia
List of French monarchs

The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later as emperors , from the Middle Ages to 1870. There is some disagreement as to when France came into existence....
 from 893 to 922/923.

He was the posthumous son of King Louis the Stammerer
Louis the Stammerer

Louis the Stammerer , was the King of Aquitaine and later List of French monarchs. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orl?ans....
 and his third wife Adelaide of Paris
Adelaide of Paris

Ad?la?de de Paris, also called Adelaide of Friuli , or A?lis was the second wife of Louis the Stammerer, King of Western Francia, and was the mother of Charles the Simple....
. Charles first married Frederonne
Frederonne

Frederonne was the sister of the Bishop of Ch?lons-sur-Marne, and the first wife of Charles the Simple, whom she married in 907. She bore him only girls....
 who died in 917 and then Eadgifu
Eadgifu of England

Eadgifu or Edgifu was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife ?lffl?d, wife of Edward the Elder. She was born in Wessex....
, the daughter of Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder

Edward the Elder was Kingdom of England . He was the son of Alfred the Great and Alfred's wife, Ealhswith, and became King upon his father's death in 899....
 of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, on October 7, 919
919

Events...
.

As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother Carloman or at the time of the deposition of the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
, his uncle Charles the Fat
Charles the Fat

Charles the Fat was the Duke of Swabia from 876, King of Italy from 879, Carolingian Empire from 881, King of Germany from 882, and King of France from 884....
, in 887.






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Charles III (September 17, 879
879

Events...
 – October 7, 929
929

This article is about the year. For the automobile, see Mazda 929....
), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary Latin: Karolus Simplex), was a member of the Carolingian
Carolingian

File:Charlemagne denier Mayence 812 814.jpgThe Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century....
 dynasty who ruled as King of Western Francia
List of French monarchs

The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later as emperors , from the Middle Ages to 1870. There is some disagreement as to when France came into existence....
 from 893 to 922/923.

He was the posthumous son of King Louis the Stammerer
Louis the Stammerer

Louis the Stammerer , was the King of Aquitaine and later List of French monarchs. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orl?ans....
 and his third wife Adelaide of Paris
Adelaide of Paris

Ad?la?de de Paris, also called Adelaide of Friuli , or A?lis was the second wife of Louis the Stammerer, King of Western Francia, and was the mother of Charles the Simple....
. Charles first married Frederonne
Frederonne

Frederonne was the sister of the Bishop of Ch?lons-sur-Marne, and the first wife of Charles the Simple, whom she married in 907. She bore him only girls....
 who died in 917 and then Eadgifu
Eadgifu of England

Eadgifu or Edgifu was a daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex and England, and his second wife ?lffl?d, wife of Edward the Elder. She was born in Wessex....
, the daughter of Edward the Elder
Edward the Elder

Edward the Elder was Kingdom of England . He was the son of Alfred the Great and Alfred's wife, Ealhswith, and became King upon his father's death in 899....
 of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, on October 7, 919
919

Events...
.

As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother Carloman or at the time of the deposition of the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
, his uncle Charles the Fat
Charles the Fat

Charles the Fat was the Duke of Swabia from 876, King of Italy from 879, Carolingian Empire from 881, King of Germany from 882, and King of France from 884....
, in 887. Instead, Odo, Count of Paris
Odo, Count of Paris

Odo was List of French monarchs . He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris, France....
, succeeded Charles the Fat. Nonetheless, Charles was crowned by some nobles in 893. Charles became sole king at the age of nineteen upon the death of Odo in 898.

In 911 Charles gave the lower Seine area, eventually known as Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
, as a fief
Fiefdom

Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritance lands or revenue-producing property granted by a Allegiance lord, generally to a vassal, in return for a form of allegiance, originally to give him the means to fulfill his military duties when called upon....
 to the Norse
Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
 leader Rollo
Rollo of Normandy

Rollo , baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.The name Rollo is a Frankish-Latin name probably taken from the Old Norse name Hrolf ....
 in the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, thereby ending the series of Viking raids into France.

In 922 some of the barons (including Herbert II of Vermandois) revolted and crowned Robert I
Robert I of France

Robert I , King of France , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, Count of Paris, who became king of the Western Franks in 888....
, brother of Odo, king. In 923, at the battle of Soissons
Soissons

Soissons is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris....
, King Robert was killed, but Charles was also defeated. Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy was elected king, and Charles was imprisoned.

Charles died on October 7, 929
929

This article is about the year. For the automobile, see Mazda 929....
, in prison at Péronne
Péronne

P?ronne is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* P?ronne, Sa?ne-et-Loire, in the Sa?ne-et-Loire d?partement* P?ronne, Somme, in the Somme d?partement...
 (Somme
Somme

The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....
, France) and was buried there at the abbey of St. Fursy
Saint Fursey

Saint Fursey was an Celtic Christianity who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia. He reportedly experienced angelic visions of the afterlife....
. His son with Eadgifu would eventually be crowned in 936 as Louis IV of France
Louis IV of France

File:Louis IV denier Chinon 936 954.jpgLouis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as List of French monarchs from 936 to 954....
 and his daughter Gisela was married in 911 to Rollo of Normandy
Rollo of Normandy

Rollo , baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.The name Rollo is a Frankish-Latin name probably taken from the Old Norse name Hrolf ....
.

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