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Charles III the Simple
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Died
7 Oct 929
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About
Charles the Simple granted Normandy to Rollo at Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911, and died a prisoner of his own barons. Both parties to that treaty now stand in this tree.
Research notes
✓ CHARLES III 'the SIMPLE', King of WEST FRANCIA (879-929); the king who settled ROLLO (I99866, elsewhere in this tree) in Normandy 911; m. 919 EADGIFU OF WESSEX; father of Louis IV (our line). Standard well-documented medieval royal/comital genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.