Louis IV, King of France

920 - 954  (34 years)

• Name	Louis IV
  	Carolingian Dynasty
  Nickname	d'Outre Mer
  Birth	10 Sep 920	France   [1, 2, 3]
  Crowned	936 (15 years)  [1, 2]
  He was crowned the King of the Franks in 936.
  Reign	From 936 to 954 (15 years)  [1, 2]
  King of France (Carolingian dynasty)
  Death	10 Sep 954	Rheims, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Aft 10 Sep 954	Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France   [1]
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Charles III and Frederuna )
  + 1. Ermentrude,   b. 908/09 ▻ Godfrey, Count Palatine of Lotharingia,  m. Bef 923
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Clovis, Frankish King of Cologne   (15 x Great Grandfather)  Æthelgyth of Mercia  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3213	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles III, King of France,   b. 17 Sep 879   d. 7 Oct 929, Péronne, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Eadgifu,   b. Abt 904   d. 951 (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F2532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Gerberga of Saxony,   b. 913/914, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany d. 5 May 984, Rheims, Grand Est, France (Age 70 years)  Other Partners: Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine  m. 929
  Marriage	939  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 18 years and 3 months - She : ~ 25 years.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  +   1. Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine,   b. 953, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France d. 21 May 992 (Age 39 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Bonne d'Ardennes  m. Before 979 +   2. Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France,   b. 943, France d. 26 Jan 981 (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Conrad I, King of Burgundy  m. After 964
  Family ID	F2513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Louis IV, King of France(920 – 954) 2Charles III, King of France(879 – 929) 4Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor(846 – 879) 8Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of France(828 – 877) 16Louis I, Holy Roman Emperor(778 – 841) 17Judith of Bavaria(Abt 800 – 843) 9Ermentrude of Orléans(830 – 869) 18Eudes, Count of Orléans(798 – 834) 19Engeltrude 5Adelaide of Paris(860 – 901) 10Bègue II, Count of Paris( – 861) 20Eberhard, Count of Paris 21 11 22 23 3Eadgifu(Abt 904 – 951) 6Edward, King of England (875 – 924) 12Alfred, King of England (849 – 901) 24Æthelwulf, King of England (Abt 806 – 858) 25Osburh(Abt 810 – 876) 13Ealhswith of Mercia(852 – 904) 26Æthelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough 27Eadburh of Mercia 7Ælfflæd(878 – 920) 14Æthelhelm, Ealdorman of Wiltshire(Abt 859 – 897) 28Æthelred I, King of England (Abt 840 – 872) 29Wulfthryth 15Æthelgyth of Mercia 30Æthelwulf, Ealdoman of Mercia( – 903) 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Sep 920 - France Death - 10 Sep 954 - Rheims, Grand Est, France Burial - Aft 10 Sep 954 - Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis IV "D'Outre-Mere"

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).