 Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, son of Louis of "d'Outre-Mer\Transmarinus; Louis the Simple" France, King of France and Gerburga of Saxony, Princess of Germany.Born 953 at Laon, France; 3, died May 21, 994 at 3, 40 or 41 years, buried 994 at St. Servatius, Maastricht Name: Charles de LAON Duke of Lower Lorraine Surname: Laon Given Name: Charles de NSFX: Duke of Lower Lorraine Sex: M Birth: 0953 in Lorraine,Laore,Aisne,France Death: 21 May 0994 in Kerker,Orleans,France Burial: 0994 St. Servatius, Maastricht Reference Number: Waite,Newl _UID: 9A945C8F73FB0249A1426A0C79278EA2FB0E Note: !Duke of Lotharingia, 978-991. [The Oxford History of Medieval Europe] WAITE, NEWLIN LINE - 28th ggrandfather !Voted to be unfit to rule because of his marriage to one of a knightly family. [WBH - France] !Disqualified by marriage into a knightly family, and perhaps still more by his treachery during hostilities between Lothar and Otto II. At the same time the lordships of northern France, though not yet fully defined and consolidated, had for the most part reached the point at which a further prolongation of the struggle offered fewer rewards than risks, so that Charles's bid for the throne found little support. [Oxford History of Medieval Europe] !Duke of Nether Lorraine; m. Bonna, Countess of Ardennes. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 164] !Prince of France; Duke of Lower Lorraine; m. Bonna d'Ardennes; Father of Princess Adelheid/Irmgarde. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 274] Duke of Lower Lorraine; son of Louis IV and Gerberga; m. Adelaide; father of Gerberga of Lower Lorraine. [Royal Descents, p. 463] b. 953, d. 992 [Judy Martin] !Chronological Chart p12; Duke of Lower Lorraine 978; set aside for the French throne by Hugh Capet when he married; b. Laore, 953; m. bef 979; d. 992/95; m. 991 Adelaide and father of Ermentrude who m. Albert I, Count of Namur. [Charlemagne, Alfred & Others] Father of Gerberge of Lower Lorraine. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 3390b] Duke of Lower Lorraine; m. Adelaide; father of Adelheid of Lorraine who m. Albert I, Count of Namur. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD1, CD00 Author: Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: Genealogical Research System, 1994 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Married/ Related to:  Agnes of Vermandois, daughter of Herbert of "Count of Tours, Meaux & Troyes; 'the Elder'" Vermandois and N.N.. Adoption parents: Herbert of "Count of Tours, Meaux & Troyes; 'the Elder'" Vermandois and Eadgifu of "Edgyth of England, St. Edgyth Saxon of England, " Wessex Born ± ABT. 952 Name: Agnes VERMANDOIS Surname: Vermandois Given Name: Agnes NPFX: Lady Sex: F Birth: ABT 0952 in of Vermandois, France _UID: 49E4B81B86497B44A2578E3F23C3E9B4D753 Note: Dau. of Heribert, Count of Vermandois, and Princess Edgina. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD1, CD00 Author: Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: Genealogical Research System, 1994 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Child: 1. Charles of Lower Lorraine | |||
| 2nd marriage Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, son of Louis of "d'Outre-Mer\Transmarinus; Louis the Simple" France, King of France and Gerburga of Saxony, Princess of Germany.Married before BEF. 979 at 3 (at least 12 years married) to: Bonne Adelaide of "Bonne Adelaide Ardenne" Ardennes, daughter of Godefroy of Ardennes, Count of Limburg and Matilda of Saxony Billung.Born ± ABT. 953 at Name: Bonna Adelaide D'ARDENNES Countess Surname: d'Ardennes Given Name: Bonna Adelaide NSFX: Countess Sex: F Birth: ABT 0953 in of Verdun,Ardennes Death: 0991 Reference Number: 23351 _UID: 9B525DA4C0433E4CACF431A312BB525967B8 Note: WAITE, NEWLIN LINE - 28th ggrandmother !Wife of Charles, Duke of Nether Lorraine; dau. of Godefroy the Old, Count of Verdun and Ardennes. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 164] !Adelaide m. Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine; mother of Gerberga of Lower Lorraine. [The Royal Descents, p. 458, 463] m. Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine; mother of Gerberge of Lower Lorraine. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 3390b] m. Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine; mother of Gerberga of Lorraine and Adelheid of Lorraine. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD1, CD00 Author: Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: Genealogical Research System, 1994 Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. I Author: von Redlich, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1986 Page: p. 164 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States Author: Roberts, Gary Boyd Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1993 Page: p. 458, 463 Repository: Name: Denver Public Library Title: Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Other Ancestors Author: Mitchell, James T. Publication: 1991 Page: Chart 3390c Title: Royal Ancestors of Some American Families Author: Call, Michel Publication: Salt Lake City, 1989, 1991 Page: Chart 520 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Children: 1. Adelaide Irmgarde Ermentrude Carolingians, Carolingian PrincessBorn 970 at Lorraine, France, died ± ABT. 1012 at Namur, Belgium, approximately 42 years Name: Adelaide Irmgarde Ermentrude CAROLINGIAN Princess Surname: Carolingian Given Name: Adelaide Irmgarde Ermentrude NSFX: Princess _AKA: Ermengarde (Adelaide) Transmarinus Sex: F Birth: 0970 in Lorraine,France Death: ABT 1012 in Namur, France Reference Number: Waite,Newl _UID: 3CAC5C2E9BAA0D4DB7FDB50E8D93E94CDD2D Note: !Name: Ermengarde or Adelaide !Royal Gen Eng 132, p 451, 594, 596; Chronoligical Chart p12; Ancestral Roots pp101,115,124; Plantagenet Ancestry Eng. 116, p 19, 105, 171; Magna Charta pp 196,430 Tab. Gen souv France 22 Tab. IV; Die Nechkommen Karls des Grossen Germ Pub Bt v. 11 pl 10; Ahnen zu Karl der Grossen, Germ. PH 694 p 103; !Royal Ancestors of Some American Families by Michel Call SLC 1989 100] Dau. of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Adelheid; m. Albert I, Count of Namur; mother of Albert Ii, Count of Namur, who m. regilinde of Lorraine. [Ancestral Roots, Line 149-20, p. 131] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:12 Father: Charles de LAON Duke of Lower Lorraine b: 0953 in Lorraine,Laore,Aisne,France Mother: Bonna Adelaide D'ARDENNES Countess b: ABT 0953 in of Verdun,Ardennes Marriage 1 Albert I, Count of NAMUR b: 0970 in of Namur,Belgium Married: BEF 1000 Children Ermengarde of NAMUR b: ABT 0990 in Namur Albert II de NAMUR Count of Namur b: ABT 1000 in of Namur,Belgium Liutgard of Namur b: ABT 0990/1010 in of Namur Sources: Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. III Author: Buck, J. Orton; Beard, Timothy Field Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1988 Title: Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol. I Author: von Redlich, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1986 Page: p. 274 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States Author: Roberts, Gary Boyd Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1993 Page: p. 461 Repository: Name: Denver Public Library Title: Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Other Ancestors Author: Mitchell, James T. Publication: 1991 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Automated Archives, Automated Family Pedigrees 100 Author: Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: Genealogical Research System, 1994 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Seventh Edition Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1995 Page: p. 131 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com 2. Otto of Lotharingia, DukeBorn ± ABT. 973 at Lower Lorraine, France, died 1005 at Lower Lorraine, France, approximately 32 years Name: Otto, Duke of LOTHARINGIA Surname: Lotharingia Given Name: Otto, Duke of _AKA: Othon Lorraine Sex: M Birth: ABT 0973 in Lower Lorraine, France Death: 1005 in Lower Lorraine, France _UID: B4D8DB4F25E7514D81F054342DAFCBA9A901 Note: !RA 421, 520 !Royal Gen Eng 132, p 451, 594, 596; Chronoligical Chart p12; Ancestral Roots pp101,115,124; Plantagenet Ancestry Eng. 116, p 19, 105, 171; Magna Charta pp 196,430 Tab. Gen souv France 22 Tab. IV; Die Nechkommen Karls des Grossen Germ Pub Bt v. 11 pl 10; Ahnen zu Karl der Grossen, Germ. PH 694 p 103; !The Oxford History of Medieval Europe Son of Bonne Adelaide Lorraine and Charles Prince Transmarinus; m. Blanca Arelat. [Levi Stebbins Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:12 Father: Charles de LAON Duke of Lower Lorraine b: 0953 in Lorraine,Laore,Aisne,France Mother: Bonna Adelaide D'ARDENNES Countess b: ABT 0953 in of Verdun,Ardennes Marriage 1 Blanca ARELAT b: ABT 0975 in France Married: ABT 0995 in Lorraine, France From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com 3. Gerberga of LorraineBorn between 975 BET., - and at of Lorraine, France; 3, died ± 27 ABT., Jan at Louvain, Belgium Name: Gerberga of LORRAINE Surname: Lorraine Given Name: Gerberga of Sex: F Birth: ABT 0975/0977 in of Lorraine Death: ABT 27 Jan 1018/1019 in Louvain, Belgium Reference Number: Foster,Wai _UID: C8A8E3F54451724F8DCF1A70E676FF3A1928 Note: Dau. of Duke Charles of Lorraine, a descendant of Charlemagne; m. Lambert I, Count of Louvain; mother of Lambert II, Count of Louvain; d. aft. 27 Jan 1018/9. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 164; Vol. III, p. 151] FOSTER, WAITE LINES - 28th ggrandmother Dau. of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Adelaide; m. Lambert, Count of Louvain; mother of Maud of Louvain. [Royal Descents, p. 463] b. 977, d. 1015 [Judy Martin] b.c 975, dau. of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (Carolingian), and Adelaide; m.c. 985/90 Lambert I, Count of Louvain; mother of Lambert II; d. 27 Jan 1018. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 3390b] b.c. 975, d. aft 1017; dau. of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Adelaide; m. Lambert I, Count of Louvain. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD1, CD00 Author: Automated Archives, Inc. Publication: Genealogical Research System, 1994 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com | |||
Adopted child: Gerberga of Lorraine | |||