Charles III, King of France

879 - 929  (50 years)

• Name	Charles III
  Nickname	the Simple
  Birth	17 Sep 879  [1, 3, 4]
  Crowned	898 (18 years)  [1]
  In 898, he was crowned the King of the Franks.
  Reign	From 898 to 922 (18 years)  [1]
  King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
  Death	7 Oct 929	Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Aft 7 Oct 929	Abbey of Saint Fursey, Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France The Abbey of Saint Fursey no longer exists.   [4]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Ermentrude of the West Franks,   b. Abt 870 + 2. Charles III, King of France,   b. 17 Sep 879   d. 7 Oct 929, Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 50 years) ▻ Frederuna,  m. May 907 ;   Eadgifu,  m. 918/19
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Clovis, Frankish King of Cologne   (14 x Great Grandfather)  Adelaide of Paris,   b. 855 - 860   d. After 10 Nov 901  (Age 41 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3137	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: von Redlich (1941) gives his birth date as 17 November 879. [5]

  
  

Father	Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 1 Sep 846   d. 10 Apr 879, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 32 years)
Mother	Adelaide of Paris,   b. 855 - 860   d. After 10 Nov 901 (Age 41 years)
Family ID	F2530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Frederuna
Marriage	May 907
Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 8 months - She : ??.
Children	+   1. Ermentrude,   b. 908/09  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Godfrey, Count Palatine of Lotharingia  m. Bef 923
Family ID	F8947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	16 Feb 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Eadgifu,   b. Abt 904   d. 951 (Age 47 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Other Partners: Frederuna;   Heribert, Count of Meaux and Troyes
Marriage	918/19  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 39 years and 3 months - She : ~ 15 years.
Children	+   1. Louis IV, King of France,   b. 10 Sep 920, France d. 10 Sep 954, Rheims, Grand Est, France (Age 34 years) ▻ Gerberga of Saxony  m. 939
Family ID	F2532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Apr 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Charles III, King of France(879 – 929) 2Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor(846 – 879) 4Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of France(828 – 877) 8Louis I, Holy Roman Emperor(778 – 841) 16Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor(747 – 814) 17Hildegarde, Countess in Linzgau(758 – 783) 9Judith of Bavaria(Abt 800 – 843) 18Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Count in the Entgau( – 819) 19Egilwich, Abbess of Challes( – 833) 5Ermentrude of Orléans(830 – 869) 10Eudes, Count of Orléans(798 – 834) 20Hadrian, Count of the Wormsgau(Abt 755 – 824) 21Waldrat 11Engeltrude 22Leuthard, Count of Paris and Fezensac 23 3Adelaide of Paris(860 – 901) 6Bègue II, Count of Paris( – 861) 12Eberhard, Count of Paris 24Bègue, Count of Paris( – 816) 25Alpais, Abbess of St. Peter's, Rheims 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 7 Oct 929 - Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France Burial - Aft 7 Oct 929 - Abbey of Saint Fursey, Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Charles II "the Simple"

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia. Edward the Elder [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).