Louis IV from Overseas ‡
Birth:	10 September 920 London
Death:	30 September 954 Reims, France
Father:	Charles the Simple (879-929)
Mother:	Eadgifu of Wessex (902-aft955)
Spouse:	Gerberga von Sachsen (913-969)
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Louis IV Carolingian from Overseas, King of Western Francia, was born circa 5 September 920 in London to Charles the Simple (879-929) and Eadgifu of Wessex (902-aft955) and died 25 September 954 in Reims, France of unspecified causes. He married Gerberga von Sachsen (913-969) . Notable ancestors include Charlemagne (747-814), Alfred the Great (849-899). Ancestors are from France, Belgium, Germany.

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Children

Offspring of Louis IV from Overseas and Gerberga von Sachsen (913-969)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Lothair (941-986)	25 February 941 Laon	<year not a number>	Emma of Arles (c948-aft988)
Mathilde (943-?)	<year not a number>		Conrad III de Bourgogne (c925-993)
Hildegarde (944-?)	<year not a number>
Carloman (945-bef953)	<year not a number>	<year not a number>
Louis (948-c954)	<year not a number>	<year not a number>
Charles (953-993)
Henri (953-953)	<year not a number>	<year not a number>
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Louis IV from Overseas, King of Western Francia

He was only two years old when his father was deposed by the nobles, who set up Robert I in his place. When he was only three years old, Robert died and was replaced by Rudolph, duke of Burgundy. Rudolph's ally, a Carolingian himself, Count Herbert II of Vermandois, took Charles captive by treachery and the young Louis's mother took the boy "over the sea" to the safety of England, hence his nickname.

Charles died in 929, but Rudolph ruled on until 936, when Louis was summoned back to France unanimously by the nobles, especially Hugh the Great, who had probably organised his return to prevent Herbert II, or Rudolph's brother Hugh the Black, taking the throne. He was crowned king at Laon by Artald, archbishop of Rheims, on Sunday 19 June 936. The chronicler Flodoard records the events as follows:

"The Bretons, returning from the lands across the sea with the support of King Athelstan, came back to their country. Duke Hugh sent across the sea to summon Louis, son of Charles, to be received as king, and King Athelstan, his uncle, first taking oaths from the legates of the Franks, sent him to the Frankish kingdom with some of his bishops, and other followers. Hugh and the other nobles of the Franks went to meet him and committed themselves to him[;] immediately he disembarked on the sands of Boulogne, as had been agreed on both sides. From there he was conducted by them to Laon, and, endowed with the royal benediction, he was anointed and crowned by the lord Archbishop Artold, in the presence of the chief men of his kingdom, with 20 bishops."

Effectively, his sovereignty was limited to the town of Laon and to some places in the north of France, Louis displayed a keenness beyond his years in obtaining the recognition of his authority by his feuding nobles. Nonetheless, his reign was filled with conflict; in particular with Hugh the Great, count of Paris.

Louis IV fell from his horse and died September 10, 954, at Rheims, in the Marne, and is interred there at Saint Rémi Basilica.

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‡ General

One of a minority of European Kings to have a parent from Britain. His page on Blocher His page on Ffish His page on Hull His Genealogics page His page on thePeerage His "Quebec" page 7 Stoyan page for him Ton's page for him

Contributors

  Robin Patterson

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