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	Wikipedia free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As a child, Charles was prevented from succeeding to the throne at the time of the death in 884 of his half-brother Carloman or at the time Charles the Fat was deposed in 887 after he had succeeded Carloman.
		Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy was elected king, and Charles III was imprisoned.
		Charles III died on October 7, 929, in prison at PÃ©ronne, Somme, France and was buried there at the L'abbaye de St-Fursy.
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	Lorraine
		The northern part (Lower Lorraine), from the Ardennes to the sea, comprised the Archbishopric of Cologne with the Bishoprics of Utrecht and Liège.
		The southern part, Upper Lorraine, or the Land of the Moselle, extended to the south-east of the Vosges and to the Sichelberg, with the Archbishopric of Trier and the Bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
		Besides, the dukes were, as a rule, involved in the quarrels of the German suzerain and also took part in the Crusades; for piety and devotion to the Church distinguished most of them, in spite of their warlike character.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/l/lorraine.html (2437 words)

	Articles - Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Charles of Lorraine ( 953 - 993) was the son of King Louis IV of France and Gerberga.
		Having been excluded from the throne of France, Charles became Duke of Lower Lorraine.
		Among their children were Gerberga of Lorraine, who married Lambert I; and Ermengarde of Lorraine, who married Albert I, Count of Namur.
	www.free-biz.org /articles/Charles,_Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine (116 words)

	The Bailey Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Godfrey III Duke Of LORRAINE was born in 1142 in Brabant, Belgium.
		Hugues Prince Of LORRAINE [DUKE OF ALSACE] was born in 867 in Lorraine, France.
		Rainer (Regnier) I, Duke Of LORRAINE was born in 860 in France.
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	BRABANT - LoveToKnow Article on BRABANT
		The history of Brabant is connected with that of the duchy of Lower Lorraine (q.v.), which became in the course of the nth century split up into a number of small feudal states.
		The remnant of the duchy, united since uoo with the margraviate of Antwerp, was conferred in 1106 by the emperor Henry V., with the title of duke of Lower Lorraine, upon Godfrey (Godefroid) I., " the Bearded," count of Louvain and Brussels.
		His title was disputed by Count Henry of Limburg, and for three generations the representatives of the rival houses contested the possession of the ducal dignity in Lower Lorraine.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRABANT.htm (1407 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Charles Borromeo
		Charles' office of secretary of state and his care for the business of the family did not prevent him from giving time to study, and even to recreations in the form of playing the lute and violoncello, and a game of ball.
		Charles was now assured that it was his duty to remain in the world; but all the more he felt he ought to visit his diocese, though the pope always opposed his departure.
		Charles was at Lodi, at the funeral of the bishop.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03619a.htm (7017 words)

	My Family
		George (Duke of Bedford) was born in Mar 1477 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.
		Godefroi I (Duke of Lower Lorraine) was appointed a Duke of Lower Lorraine in 1106 in France.
		Godefroi III (Duke of Lower Lorraine) was born in 1142.
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	HUGH CAPET - LoveToKnow Article on HUGH CAPET
		Many of the counts of northern France did homage to him as their overlord, and Richard I., duke of Normandy, was both his vassal and his brother-in-law.
		When Louis V. died without children in May 987, Hugh and the late kings uncle Charles, duke of Lower Lorraine, were candidates for the vacant throne, and in this contest the energy of Hughs champions, Adalberon, archbishop of Reims, and Gerbert, afterwards Pope Sylvester II., prevailed.
		Moreover, Charles of Lorraine was not prepared to bow before his successful rival, and before Hugh had secured the coronation of his son Robert as his colleague and successor in December 987, he had found allies and attacked the king.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HU/HUGH_CAPET.htm (740 words)

	LOUIS IV. OF FRANCE - LoveToKnow Article on LOUIS IV. OF FRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A strong party, however, cast some doubts upon the legitimacy of the young princes, as the marriage of their parents had not been recognized by the emperor Charles the Bald; consequently it was proposed to offer the crown to the East Prankish ruler Louis, a son of Louis the German.
		On the death of William Longsword, duke of Normandy, who had been assassinated by Arnulf, count of Flanders, in December 942, Louis endeavoured to obtain possession of the person of Richard, the young son and heir of the late duke.
		His heir by blood was Charles, duke of Lower Lorraine, son of Louis IV., but the defection of the bishops and the treason of Adalberon (Ascelinus), bishop of Laon, assured the success of Hugh Capet.
	60.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LOUIS_IV_OF_FRANCE.htm (2701 words)

	FRANCIA
		Charles the Simple's most famous and important deed was to cede some land, which became Normandy, to the Norse chieftan Rollo in 911.
		The Carolingians of Lorraine did not last much longer than the royal lines, though their blood continued in their in-laws among the local nobility, most importantly the house of Alsace, which succeeded to the Duchy of Lorraine and the County of Flanders.
		Charles IV The Capetians are usually reckoned to begin with Hugh Capet, but his family (the house of Paris or "Robertians," after Robert the Strong) had been nudging the Carolingians for some time, and his uncle (by marriage), grandfather, and great uncle had already been Kings of France.
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	Louis IV of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born September 10, 920 at Laon, Aisne, France, the son of King Charles III and Princess Eadgifu of England.
		He was only three years old when his mother took him "over the sea" to the safety of England after his father was imprisoned, hence the nickname Transmarinus.
		Nonetheless, his reign was filled with conflict in particular with Hugh the Great, count of Paris.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_IV_of_France (243 words)

	Descendants and Ancestors of Charlemagne (in 4th generation)
		Occupation: Duke of Austrasia,Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
		of Charles Martel, The Hammerer and Rotrou Of Alemania are:
		of Charles Duke of Lower Lorraine and Adelaide are:
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	All My Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parents: CONAN I Duke of Brittany and ERMENGARDE of Anjou.
		Parents: CHARLES OF LORRAINE Duke of Lower Lorraine and ADELHEID.
		She was married to GISELBERT Duke of Lorraine in 929.
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	Francia Media: Lorraine & Burgundy
		To the east, Upper Lorraine bordered on Alsace, part of the Duchy of Swabia, on the south, the Free County of Burgundy, and on the west, Champagne.
		The obscurity of the history of Lower Lorraine seems especially unfortunate considering that today its territories are largely independent in the form of the modern Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
		Isabel, the Heiress of Lorraine, marries a grandson of Duke Louis I of Anjou, son of King John II of France.
	www.friesian.com /lorraine.htm (11654 words)

	History of the duchy of Bouillon
		In 1082, Godefroi de Bouillon, son of Eustace de Boulogne and Uida of Ardenne, and nephew of Godefroi the Hunchback, inherited the duchy of Lower Lorraine.
		The duke assented to all the clauses of the decree, except for one which required approval of the decree by the French National Assembly; at his request, the General Assembly of Bouillon removed that clause, and only asked that the duke petition for continued French protection.
		The sovereignty of the former duchy was attributed to the king of Netherlands as grand duke of Luxemburg, and Bouillon was united to the grand duchy.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/bouillon.htm (10145 words)

	AllRefer.com - Charles I, duke of Lower Lorraine (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Charles I 953–992?, duke of Lower Lorraine (977–91); younger son of King Louis IV of France.
		He claimed the French throne when his nephew, Louis V of France, died (987) without issue, but he was set aside in favor of Hugh Capet.
		Charles seized Laon (988) and Reims (989), but was betrayed (991) by the bishop of Laon, who turned him over to Hugh.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Charles1dLo.html (199 words)

	Louvain, Hainault, and Brabant
		He md Gerberga of Lorraine abt 994, daughter of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Bonne of Ardennes.
		Godfrey I of Brabant, Count of Louvain, Duke of Lower Lorraine, "the Bearded", b abt 1070, Brabant, Belgium, d 25 Jan 1139/40.
		His uncle, Henry, Duke of Lothier and Marquis of the Roman Empire, confirmed to him the custody of the honour of Eye, as his father had held.
	www.geneajourney.com /louv.html (1530 words)

	Names Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Lorraine, Bruno "Saint" of Cologne "duke" of (925-)
		Lorraine, ~*Bertha "Princess" of (Abt 863-8 MAR 924/925)
		Lorraine, ~Giselbert "Duke*" of (Abt 890-20 OCT 939)
	mariah.stonemarche.org /famfiles/names18.htm (716 words)

	Han's Homepage - Chapter Genealogy, "Ardennes" Dukes of Lorraine
		Charles III was taken prisoner and in 925 the German King Heinrich I "The Fowler" took control over all of Lorraine, which from then on was formally to remain part of Germany until 1648.
		After the death of Godefroid IV, the title of Duke of Lower-Lorraine went to and fro, with each change on the German throne, between the Counts of Leuven (descendants of Giselbert, the first Duke of Lorraine) and their old Luxembourg enemies, the Counts of Limburg.
		Duke Godefroid, who had a malformed spine, was a true supporter of the German Emperor Heinrich IV and therefore an enemy of the Counts of Holland who were at the time engaged in a bitter fight for greater political and economic independence.
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	Emperor Charlemagne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Charles II (the Bald) was granted the western region of the kingdom, which became modern France.
		Charles and many other great nobles of the realm attempted to resist his authority but, through force of arms and by judicious purchasing of allegiance, as well as through the support of the church, of which he was a devout member, Hugh established a measure of order within his kingdom.
		William the Conqueror, 1027-1087, was the illegitimate son of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and a beautiful French girl, Herleve, whom Robert saw washing clothes by a river, the daughter of a tanner.
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	Kingdoms of France - Lorraine
		Duchy is split between Upper and Lower Lorraine.
		Effectively, Upper Lorraine is the only surviving Duchy of Lorraine.
		Lower Lorraine Passes to the Dukes of Brabant, who cease using the title ("Lothier") in 1190.
	www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsEurope/FranceLorraine.htm (181 words)

	ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
		When Lothair of France attempted to take Lorraine from Otto III in 985, Gerbert and his archbishop opposed him by supporting Hugh Capet, the count of Paris, as the real ruler of France.
		By 987, both Lothair and his son had died, and the Carolingian heir was Charles, duke of Lower Lorraine.
		Charles asked Gerbert and his archbishop for their support, but both used their influence on behalf of Hugh.
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	Charles I -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Unfortunately for Charles I (born 1600, ruled 1625–49), he was king of England in the days of the Puritan Revolution and at a time when new ideas of the rights of the people were coming into sharpest...
		Following the execution of Charles I of England in 1649, a book entitled Eikon Basilike appeared that professed to be the king's own account of his sufferings in prison.
		Charles II (born 1630, ruled 1660–85) was the second son of Charles I. He was 19 years old and safe in France when his father was beheaded in 1649.
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		According to the History of Edward Arshield Lawrence at the Avery School.....Edward Charles was the son of a french duke.
		The elder branch of the House of Lorraine became Hapsburg-Lorraine with the wedding of Marie Theresa and Francis Stephen of Lorraine in the 18th century.
		This is the unbroken direct male descent of the Lawrence family of Charleston SC and of the House of Lorraine of France.
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	The Family of HAINE
		The histories of Alsace and Lorraine, while similar, are not identical.
		951 Duchy of Lower Lorraine went to Netherlands and lost the name of Lorraine; Duchy of Upper Lorraine retained its name, was largely independent with some cities being vassals of France, some unimportant towns were vassals of the German Empire
		Lorraine remained part of the German Empire until 1918, when it was awarded to France after World War I. © copyright 1997 by Sue Clarkson and FEEFHS; all rights reserved
	www.haine.org /family/geohistory.html (865 words)

	Duke of Lower Lorraine - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It was closely tied to the Duchy of Upper Lorraine and the County of Boulogne.
		Godfrey of Bouillon, the duke (or titular duke) later became the first King of Jerusalem (although he actually took the title "Defender of the Holy Sepulchre ") - his cousin's family founded the more permanent dynasty there.
		Within Lower Lorraine was the County of Bouillon ; its counts were often simultaneously Dukes of Lower Lorraine, and after the death of Godfrey of Bouillon the County passed through numerous hands throughout the centuries.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine (207 words)

	Articles - Louis V of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Louis died in late May of 987, either accidentally or of poisoning by his mother; at the time of his death, he was again trying Adalberon for treason.
		He left no heirs, so his uncle Charles, the Duke of Lower Lorraine, was advanced as the hereditary successor to the throne.
		But the clergy, including both Adalberon and Gerbert (who later became Pope Sylvester II), argued eloquently for Hugh Capet, who not only was of noble blood but had proven himself through his actions and his military might.
	www.mildhome.com /articles/Louis_V_of_France (446 words)

	History: Capetian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Capetian dynasty was founded by Hugh Capet, elected king of France in 987 over the last legitimate pretender of the Carolingian line, Charles, duke of Lower Lorraine.
		She was responsible for placing Charles VII on the throne of France, led an army in the fight against the English, and ended the siege of Orleans.
		On 7 July 1456, 25 years after Jeanne d'Arc execution, Charles the VII recognized her service to France, insisting upon a posthumous trial that annulled her verdict of guilt.
	froggyfiles.ramsel.net /capet.htm (329 words)

	Han's Homepage - Chapter Genealogy, Namur
		Albert's uncle, Duke Godefroid III of Lower-Lorraine, who had no children, had appointed Godefroid of Bouillon, his sister Ida's son, as his heir.
		When Duke Godefroid was murdered in 1076, Albert III disputed his cousin's succession, himself being a grandson of Gozelon I "The Great", Duke of Lorraine, as well as a great-grandson of Duke Gozelon's sister Bonne of Ardennes, the wife of Charles "The Fat", Duke of Lower-Lorraine.
		Henri's first wife, Laurette of Upper-Lorraine was married to three husbands successively: Hendrik II of Arlon, "Duke" of Limburg (1150); Henri IV "The Blind" of Namur (1154); and Hendrik II of Wassenberg (1163).
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	Articles - Louis III of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Although doubts were cast upon their legitimacy, the brothers obtained recognition and in March 880 ivided their father's realm at Amiens, Louis received Francia ( Neustria).
		However, Duke Boso had renounced his allegiance to both brothers and had been elected King of Provence.
		They united their forces with those of Charles the Fat and unsuccesfully besieged Vienne from August to November.
	www.kamero.net /articles/Louis_III_of_France (203 words)

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