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Charles III "The Simple", King of France

Charles III "The Simple", King of France[1]

Male 879 - 929  (50 years)


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  • Name Charles III "The Simple"  
    Suffix King of France 
    Birth 17 Sep 879  Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, Francia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Oct 929  Péronne, Somme, Picardie, Francia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial St Fursi, Péronne, Austrasia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4611  Coombs
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2025 

    Father Louis II "The Stammerer", King of Aquitaine & West Francia,   b. 1 Nov 843, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 879, Compiegne, Oise, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Adelaide, Queen of France,   b. Abt 852, Paris, Ile-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 18 Oct 900 (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage Feb 875 
    Family ID F1114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1   
    Children 
     1. Alpais de CHIMAY,   b. Abt 907, Roucy, Aisne, Picardy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 948, Metz, Moselle, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F13129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Edgiva, Queen of France,   b. Abt 904, , Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 951 (Age > 48 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 919 
    Children 
     1. Louis IV "Transmarinus", King of France,   b. 10 Sep 920   d. 10 Sep 954, Reims, Marne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     2. Charles de COURCY,   b. Abt 925, Courcy, Ardennes, Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

    Family 3 Fréderune von RINGELHEIM,   b. Abt 885, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 18 Apr 907  , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rothrudis,   b. Abt 902, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gisèle,   b. Abt 908, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 933 (Age < 24 years)
     3. Adelais,   b. Abt 910, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Frederuna,   b. Abt 912, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 971 (Age 59 years)
     5. Ermentrude,   b. 915, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 948, Metz, Moselle, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     6. Hildegarde,   b. Abt 917, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Ancestral File (TM).