SIXTH GENERATION

103. King Louis IV ⁽¹⁸⁾ was born in 921.⁽³¹⁾ He died on 10 Sep 954 in Reims, France. He was also known as Louis d'Outre-Mer. From Encyclopedia Britannica Online, article titled "Louis IV:"

"byname LOUIS D'OUTREMER (LOUIS FROM OVERSEAS), king of France from 936 to 954 who spent most of his reign struggling against his powerful vassal Hugh the Great.

"When Louis's father, Charles III the Simple, was imprisoned in 923, his mother, Eadgifu, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Elder, took Louis to England. He was recalled to France in 936 and crowned on June 19 at Laon by Artand, archbishop of Reims, who became Louis's chief supporter against Hugh the Great. Louis proved not to be the puppet monarch that Hugh had anticipated; he even moved from Paris to Laon to avoid Hugh's influence. When Hugh and Herbert of Vermandois seized Reims and attacked Laon in 940, Louis valiantly defended his city; but because of Louis's earlier interference in Lorraine the German king, Otto I, sent aid to the rebels. Louis appeared to be totally defeated in 941, but he made peace with Otto in November 942 at Vise on the Meuse, and Hugh and he were reconciled after Herbert, Hugh's chief supporter, died in 943.

"In 945, while intervening in Norman politics, Louis was captured and handed over to Hugh, who imprisoned him for a year. On his release, Louis closely allied himself with Otto to retake Reims in 946. In 949 Louis again received control of Laon, and Hugh, excommunicated by French and German synods and by the Pope, made a peace in 951 that lasted until Louis's death. "

He was married to Geberge (daughter of King Heinrich I and Countess Matilda) on 25 Apr 940. Geberge⁽¹⁸⁾ was born in 919. She died on 5 May 984. She was the Abbess of Notre Dame King Louis IV and Geberge had the following children:

141 i. Lothair of France was born in 941. He died on 2 Mar 985/86. From Encyclopedia Britannica Online, article titled "Lothair:"

"Carolingian king of France from 954 to 986, the eldest son of Louis IV. He was elected king without opposition after his father's death but was dominated first by Hugh the Great and then, from 956 to 965, by his uncle, Bruno, archbishop of Cologne, whose support was invaluable but who used his influence also in the interests of Otto I, his brother, the German king, and of Hugh Capet and the other sons of Hugh the Great, Bruno's nephews.

"After Bruno's death, Lothair's position deteriorated. Although his relations with Hugh Capet were generally good, he had only a tiny domain and was much distracted by feudal conflict. Also, a persistent desire to get Lorraine from the German allegiance brought disastrous consequences: his support of a revolt there (976) against Otto II impelled the latter to give the duchy of Lower Lorraine to Lothair's refractory brother, Charles; Lothair's plan to capture Otto's family at Aachen (978) miscarried and
provoked a retaliatory raid into France; and a third invasion of Lorraine (985) not only failed in its purpose but determined the powerful Archbishop Adalbero of Reims to support Hugh Capet against Lothair. Lothair was, however, preparing yet another expedition into Lorraine when he died, to be succeeded by his son, Louis V."
+142 ii. CHARLES of Lorraine.
+143 iii. MATILDA of France.
144 iv. CHARLES I of Lorraine was born in 954. He died in 986. Duke of Lower Lorraine.
+145 v. Mathilde of Flanders.
146 vi. Hildegarde Princess Of FRANCE COUNTESS OF HOLLAND⁽¹³⁾ was born about 944. To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)
147 vii. Carloman Prince Of FRANCE⁽¹³⁾ was born about 945. He died before 953. To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)
148 viii. Louis Prince Of FRANCE⁽¹³⁾ was born about 948. He died in 954. To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)
149 ix. Charles Lorraine of France⁽¹⁸⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ was born in 943. He died between 992 and 994. ES II:1: PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS; GERGERGE'S 2ND MARRIAGE.

To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)
150 x. Henri Prince Of FRANCE⁽¹³⁾ was born about 953. He died about 953. To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)
151 xi. Alâerade Princess Of FRANCE⁽¹³⁾ was born before 953. To my (Roger W. Winget - Genealogy@@Winget.com) knowledge,
this individual was still alive as of May 2000.

Acquired from Roger W. Winget (Genealogy@@Winget.com)

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