Charles of Lorraine (953-993) was the son of King Louis IV of France and Gerberga. Having been excluded from the throne of France, the German Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, made Charles duke of the empire's western frontier of Lower Lorraine in 977. While waging war for the French throne, with his cousin, Hugh Capet, Charles was taken prisoner and was confined until his death in 993. Charles married Adelheid. Among their children were Gerberga of Lorraine, who married Lambert I; and Ermengarde of Lorraine, who married Albert I, Count of Namur. Events First time that Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal appeared in a roman map. ... Events July 4 - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized Births Deaths Categories: 993 ... Louis IV dOutremer: King of France 936 to 954, member of the Carolingian dynasty. ...-1... Albert I, Count of Namur (c. ...
The northern part (LowerLorraine), from the Ardennes to the sea, comprised the Archbishopric of Cologne with the Bishoprics of Utrecht and Liège.
The southern part, Upper Lorraine, or the Land of the Moselle, extended to the south-east of the Vosges and to the Sichelberg, with the Archbishopric of Trier and the Bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
Besides, the dukes were, as a rule, involved in the quarrels of the German suzerain and also took part in the Crusades; for piety and devotion to the Church distinguished most of them, in spite of their warlike character.
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