CHARLES III

CHARLES III (879 – 929), surnamed "The Simple", was king of West Francia, forerunner of the future kingdom of France, from 898 until 922, and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He became king in 893. His reign was one long struggle against the Normans, which ended by conceding Normandy to Rollo. He was conquered by Hugh Capet, a rival for the crown, at Soissons, and dethroned in 922. He died in captivity in 929.

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