Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEadgifu Of Wessex, 32G Grandmother
Birth902, Wessex
Deathaft 955
FatherEdward The Elder King Of England (~874-924)
Spouses
1Charles III The Simple King Of West Francia, 32G Grandfather
Birth17 Sep 879
Death7 Oct 929, Peronne, France
FatherLouis The Stammerer King Of West Francia (846-879)
MotherAdelaide Of Paris (~850-901)
Marriage919
ChildrenLouis IV (~920-954)
Notes for Eadgifu Of Wessex
After her husband was deposed she took her son to England for his protection.
After her husband Charles III died she retired to a convent in Laon. in 951 Heribert the Old, Count of Omois abducted and married her.
After her husband Charles III died she retired to a convent in Laon. in 951 Heribert the Old, Count of Omois abducted and married her.
Notes for Charles III The Simple (Spouse 1)
Known as Charles the Simple or Straightforward
Crowned in 893 but became effectual monarch after the death of Odo in 898.
A group of Vikings led by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartes in 911. Rollo and the Vikings were granted what became Normandy.
Charles died in prison, after a defeat in battle, by a revolt of the nobles, on June 15, 923.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Simple
Crowned in 893 but became effectual monarch after the death of Odo in 898.
A group of Vikings led by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartes in 911. Rollo and the Vikings were granted what became Normandy.
Charles died in prison, after a defeat in battle, by a revolt of the nobles, on June 15, 923.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Simple