Charles III of France
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Charles III of France, known as Charles the Simple, was a Carolingian king who ruled West Francia in the early 10th century and is noted for granting Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian monarch
ⓘ
human ⓘ king of West Francia ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Rollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Charles le Simple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0879 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Abbey of Saint-Fursy, Péronne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Herbert II, Count of Vermandois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Louis IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | 10th century ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle with Robertian nobles ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 0289-01-28 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0929 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Péronne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedIn | 0922 ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Louis the Stammerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| house | Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old French ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Adelaide of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Charles the Simple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
granted Normandy to Viking leader Rollo ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Péronne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of West Francia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Franks ⓘ |
| predecessor | Odo of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0922 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0893 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| ruledTerritory |
West Francia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Lotharingia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Carloman II of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eadgifu of Wessex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | King of the Franks ⓘ |
| successor | Robert I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Rex Francorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.