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Odo (or Eudes I) (c. 860 – January 1, 898
898

Events...
) was 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....
 (888 - 898). He was a son of Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and also as count of Paris. His family is known as the Robertians.

For his skill and bravery in resisting the attacks of the Normans
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....
 at the Siege of Paris
Siege of Paris (885-886)

The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, France, then capital of the Western Francia. It was, in hindsight, the most important event of the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France....
, Odo was chosen king by the western Franks when the emperor 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....
 was deposed in 887, and was crowned at Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
 in February 888.

He continued to battle against the Normans, whom he defeated at Montfaucon
Montfaucon

Montfaucon may refer to:...
 and elsewhere, but was soon involved in a struggle with some powerful nobles, who supported the claim of Charles, afterwards King Charles III
Charles the Simple

Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was a member of the Carolingian dynasty who ruled as List of French monarchs from 893 to 922/923....
, to the Frankish kingdom.

In 889 and 890 Odo granted special privileges to the County of Manresa
County of Manresa

The County of Manresa or Manressa is a term which refers to the western extremity of the County of Ausona, divided into the Moian?s and Bages....
 in Osona
Osona

Osona, or Ausona , was one of the Catalan counties of the marca Hispanica in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding Diocese of Vic, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona ....
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Odo (or Eudes I) (c. 860 – January 1, 898
898

Events...
) was 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....
 (888 - 898). He was a son of Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and also as count of Paris. His family is known as the Robertians.

For his skill and bravery in resisting the attacks of the Normans
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....
 at the Siege of Paris
Siege of Paris (885-886)

The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, France, then capital of the Western Francia. It was, in hindsight, the most important event of the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France....
, Odo was chosen king by the western Franks when the emperor 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....
 was deposed in 887, and was crowned at Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
 in February 888.

He continued to battle against the Normans, whom he defeated at Montfaucon
Montfaucon

Montfaucon may refer to:...
 and elsewhere, but was soon involved in a struggle with some powerful nobles, who supported the claim of Charles, afterwards King Charles III
Charles the Simple

Charles III , called the Simple or the Straightforward , was a member of the Carolingian dynasty who ruled as List of French monarchs from 893 to 922/923....
, to the Frankish kingdom.

In 889 and 890 Odo granted special privileges to the County of Manresa
County of Manresa

The County of Manresa or Manressa is a term which refers to the western extremity of the County of Ausona, divided into the Moian?s and Bages....
 in Osona
Osona

Osona, or Ausona , was one of the Catalan counties of the marca Hispanica in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding Diocese of Vic, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona ....
. Because of its position on the front line against Moorish
Moors

In the Spanish language, the term for Moors is Moro; in Portuguese language the word is mouro. There seems to have been some confusion about the relationship of the word moro/mouro to the word moreno , both from Greek language ma?ros, i.e....
 aggression, it was given the right to build towers of defence called manresanas or manresanes. This privilege was responsible for giving Manresa its unique character separate from the rest of Osona for the next two centuries.

To gain prestige and support, Odo paid homage to the Eastern Frankish King Arnulf of Carinthia
Arnulf of Carinthia

Arnulf of Carinthia was the Carolingian King of Germany from 887 and Holy Roman Emperor from 896 until his death. He was the illegitimate son of Carloman, King of Bavaria, and his concubine, Liutswind, of Carantanians origin, daughter of one Count Ernst....
, but in 894 Arnulf declared for Charles. Eventually, after a struggle which lasted for three years, Odo was compelled to come to terms with his rival, and to surrender to him a district north of the Seine. He died at La Fère on January 1, 898
898

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Odo married Théodrate of Troyes
Théodrate of Troyes

Th?odrate of Troyes was the wife of Odo, Count of Paris. She was Queen consort of Western Francia....
 and had two known sons, Arnulf (born probably about 885) and Guy (born probably about 888), neither of whom lived past the age of fifteen.