Louis IV of France

Louis IV
Louis IV
	A denier from the reign of Louis IV, minted at Chinon
King of West Francia
Reign	936–954
Coronation	936 in Laon
Predecessor	Rudolph
Successor	Lothair
Born	920 / 921; Laon
Died	10 September 954 (aged 33–34); Reims
Burial	Saint-Remi Abbey, Reims, France
Spouse	Gerberga of Saxony
Issue; Detail	Lothair, King of West Francia; Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine; Matilda, Queen of Burgundy;
House	Carolingian
Father	Charles the Simple
Mother	Eadgifu of Wessex

Louis IV (920/921^[1] – 10 September 954^[2]), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus ("From overseas"), reigned as King of West Francia from 936 to 954. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he was the only son of king Charles the Simple and his second wife Eadgifu of Wessex, daughter of King Edward the Elder of Wessex.^[3] His reign is mostly known thanks to the Annals of Flodoard and the later Historiae of Richerus.

^ The precise date of birth of Louis IV is unknown. The Annals of Flodoard indicate that he was fifteen in 936 and that he was born in the region of Laon-Reims.
^ Anselm de Gibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires. p. 36.
^ Donald A. Bullough, Carolingian Renewal: Sources and Heritage, (Manchester University Press, 1991), 286

[1] The precise date of birth of Louis IV is unknown. The Annals of Flodoard indicate that he was fifteen in 936 and that he was born in the region of Laon-Reims.

[2] Anselm de Gibours (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires. p. 36.

[3] Donald A. Bullough, Carolingian Renewal: Sources and Heritage, (Manchester University Press, 1991), 286

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