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Sep 14, 2024 · Charles III (or IV) was the duke of Lorraine whose resentment against encroaching French power led to a lifelong fight against France. Charles was the son of Francis, brother of Duke Henry II of Lorraine.
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4 days ago · Louis's uncle, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, was the younger brother of Louis V's father, Lothair, and considered himself to be the rightful heir to throne, through his heredity. Many nobles agreed with him.
Sep 20, 2024 · Louis's uncle, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, was the younger brother of Louis V's father, Lothair, and considered himself to be the rightful heir to throne, through his heredity. Many nobles agreed with him. Hugh Capet's grandfather was King Robert I, a descendant of the famous Robert the Strong.
1 day ago · Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, the Carolingian heir, was ousted out of the succession by Hugh Capet; his sons died childless. Extinct c. 1012. Charles Martel (c. 688 or 686, 680–741), Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, had six sons (3 illegitimate); [48] 1.
4 days ago · Charles was killed during the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477, fighting against Duke René II of Lorraine and his Swiss army. His death triggered the War of the Burgundian Succession and ended the Burgundian State. Charles's daughter, Mary, was the last of Charles's dynasty. Mary's son, Philip of Austria, inherited the Burgundian Netherlands.
1 day ago · Charles formally became the sole monarch of Spain upon the death of his imprisoned mother Queen Joan in 1555. After the abdication of Charles V in 1556, the Habsburg dynasty split into the branch of the Austrian (or German) Habsburgs, led by Ferdinand, and the branch of the Spanish Habsburgs, initially led by Charles's son Philip. [22]
Sep 13, 2024 · Charles III (born Sept. 17, 879—died Oct. 7, 929, Péronne, Fr.) was the king of France (893–922), whose authority came to be accepted by Lorraine and who settled the Northmen in Normandy but who became the first Carolingian ruler of the western kingdom to lose his crown.
