Odo of France

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Odo of France was a 9th-century West Frankish king and Count of Paris known for his defense of Paris against Viking sieges and for being one of the first non-Carolingian rulers of West Francia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Odo of Paris 2
Odo, Count of Paris 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Paris
human
king of West Francia
non-Carolingian ruler
centuryOfBirth 9th century
conflictWith Viking forces besieging Paris
countryOfCitizenship West Francia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 852
dateOfDeath 1 January 898
era Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Franks
father Robert the Strong NERFINISHED
givenName Odo NERFINISHED
hasOccupation military leader
ruler
heldTitleFrom Count of Paris from circa 882
historicalRegion Île-de-France NERFINISHED
knownFor being among the first non-Carolingian kings of West Francia
defending Paris against Viking sieges
languageSpoken Latin
Old French
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryConflict Viking raids on West Francia NERFINISHED
monarchOf West Francia NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Robertian dynasty NERFINISHED
notableEvent Siege of Paris (885–886) NERFINISHED
notableWork defense of Paris against Viking siege of 885–886
participatedIn Frankish internal power struggles after deposition of Charles the Fat
placeOfBirth Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Saint-Denis Basilica NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath La Fère NERFINISHED
positionHeld Count of Paris NERFINISHED
Duke of Francia NERFINISHED
King of West Francia NERFINISHED
precededByAsCountOfParis his father Robert the Strong
predecessor Charles the Fat NERFINISHED
reignEnd 898
reignStart 888
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Paris
royalHouse Robertian NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Robert I of France NERFINISHED
spouse Theodrada NERFINISHED
succeededByAsCountOfParis his brother Robert I of France NERFINISHED
successor Charles the Simple NERFINISHED
supportedBy Frankish nobility opposed to Carolingian rule
title Rex Francorum NERFINISHED
wasCrownedBy Walter, Archbishop of Sens NERFINISHED

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later Viking siege of Paris (885–886) commander Odo of France
this entity surface form: Odo, Count of Paris
Viking incursions into West Francia opposedBy Odo of France
this entity surface form: Odo of Paris
Charles the Simple predecessor Odo of France
Charles the Fat successorAsKingOfWestFrancia Odo of France
this entity surface form: Odo of Paris