Ruler · 879 – 929

Charles the Simple

Lived 879 – 929; monarch. King of West Francia (West Francia), 898 – 922.

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Lived: 879 – 929; 50 years
In office: 24 years; one reign
Lines: 1; West Francia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

King of West Francia

West Francia · the 7th of 12 dated reigns · 843 – 987

3 before

Carloman II879 – 884

Charles the Fat885 – 887

Odo of France888 – 898

Charles the Simple898 – 922

Robert I of France922 – 923

Rudolph of France923 – 936

Louis IV of France936 – 954

2 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 898 – 922 · 24 years · came to it aged 19

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 922; they died in 929

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