Roy Eudes de France^{[1, 2]}

858 - 898  (40 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Eudes de France
  Prefix	Roy
  Birth	858
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 898
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Regilinda in Wormsgau   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William I de Périgord + 2. Roy Eudes de France,   b. 858   d. 3 Jan 898  (Age 40 years) ▻ Theoderata de Troyes,  m. Abt 0881 + 3. Roy Robert de France, I, 'le Régent',   b. Abt 866   d. 15 Jun 923, Soissons  (Age 57 years) ▻ Adelaide (Aelis) der Karolingen;   Beatrix de Vermandois,  m. Bef 893
  Person ID	I7567	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Robert, 'le Fort',   b. 820   d. 15 Sep 866, Brisarthe (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Adelaide de Tours,   b. Abt 819, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France d. Aft 866 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 864
  Family ID	F3457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theoderata de Troyes   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 0881
  Children	1. Raoul d' Aquitaine,   b. Abt 882   d. Aft 989 (Age 108 years)   2. Arnulf,   b. Abt 885   d. 898 (Age 13 years)   3. Guy de France,   b. Abt 888   d. Aft 903 (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F212168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2007

  
  

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• Notes

  King of France (888-898). Eudes, the eldest son of Robert the Strong, Marquis of Neustria, was given the title of Count of Paris c.882 A.D. He rose to fame by defending the capital when it was besieged by the Vikings from 885 to 887 A.D, although he failed to force them to lift the siege and King Charles the Fat was eventually obliged to pay them to leave. When Charles was deposed in 887 A.D, Eudes was elected and crowned King of France in Compiegne (888 A.D.) in preference to Charles the Simple, the son of Louis II the Stammerer and the last member of the Carolingian line. Eudes was the first non-Carolingian monarch since Pepin the Short. His reign marked the beginning of the struggle between Carolingians and Robertians for the thro­ne of France; it was to last until the end of the 10th century. Eudes continued to fight the Vikings, defeating them in Montfaucon-en-Argonne in 888 A.D. but losing to them in 891 A.D. He also had to defend his throne against the Carolingian claimant, Charles III the Simple, who had been crowned king in 893 A.D. After a struggle lasting three years, the two kings signed a peace treaty. Eudes gave Charles part of his kingdom and made him his heir (897 A.D). Eudes died in 898 A.D, leaving the French throne to the Carolingian.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1125] Paul Theroff, Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site, (Paul Theroff). [S1628] Brandenburg, Erich, Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen, (Verlag Degener und Co, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1995 Bibliothek Klassischer Werke der Genealogie, Herausgegeben von Manfred), 89 (Reliability: 3).