Louis IV “d’Outremer”, king of the Franks

Also known as Hludowic. "D'Outremer" meant, at the time, "from beyond the English Channel", referring to Louis's residence in England prior to his becoming king.

King of the Franks

Events

Date of Birth: between 10 September 920 and 10 September 921.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The range of dates is given by Settipani (p. 327).

Date of Death: 10 September 954.

Place of Death: Reims (Marne).

The date and place are given by Settipani (p. 327).

Place of Burial: Reims, Abbaye de Saint-Rémi.

The place is given by Settipani (p. 327).

Relationships

Father: Charles III “le Simple”, king of the Franks.

This relationship is given by Schneidmüller, by Settipani (p. 326), by Hlawitschka, and by Bouchard (p. 18).

Mother: Eadgifu of England.

This relationship is given by Settipani (p. 326), by Hlawitschka, and by Bouchard (p. 102).

Spouse: Gerberga of Germany. Married 939.

This relationship is given by Schneidmüller, by Settipani (p. 329), by Hlawitschka, by Bouchard (p. 18, p. 102), and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Lothaire (941 - 2 March 986), king of the Franks, married Emma of Italy.

Mathilde (born 943) married Conrad “le Pacifique”, king of Burgundy.

Charles (January 945 - before 953).

a daughter (born 948).

Louis (948 - 954).

Charles (953 - 12 June 991), duke of Lower Lotharingia, married Adelais de Troyes.

Henri (born and died 953).

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Gerberga” in The Henry Project. (2011)

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Hlawitschka, Eduard. Vom Frankenreich zur Formierung der europäishen Staaten- und Völkergemeinschaft 840-1046: Ein Studienbuch. (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft: Darmstadt, 1986).

Schneidmüller, B. "Ludwig IV." in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 5c (Stuttgart: 1991).

Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).