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Carney & Wehofer Family
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| 2. | Theobald Of TROYES died in 904. Other Events:
- _UID: 82FD600C79004B71BDCAAFE4884F3F21710A
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Primarily from J de Petigny and Professor Launay's Historie Archeologique Du Vendome, I, pages 121-122, Academie des Inscriptions et Belle Lettres Chartes et Diplomas: Receuil Des Actes De Charles III, page xx, and Pere Anselme's (Pierre Guibors) Histoire Genealogicue et Chronilogique des Rois de France, II, pages 33-34: Theobald, Viscount of Troyes, married RICHELDE, the daughter of HUGH AQUITAINE, COUNT OF BOURGES and his wife, ROTHAUT (the daughter of CHARLES II 'L'CHAUVE' ['THE BALD'] KING OF FRANCE and RICARDIS Buwinis Amiens, although some list her mother as ERMENTRUDE ORLEANS, but that is topic for another day...) circa 886. As a result of this marriage, Theobald (Thiabald, Thiabault, etc) became guardian of RICHELDA's younger brother, Hugh, and was given the territories of Blois and Chartres in appreciation of this service. Shortly thereafter, a marauding band of Norman pirates, who had recently taken up residence on the banks of the Seine, attacked Chartres. These brigands, led by a certain 'ROLLON' [RIN 1312], were more than Theobald could handle on his own. Theobald sent messangers to his wife's cousin, KING CHARLES III 'THE SIMPLE' [RIN 1618], Conrad, Duke of Bourgogne and EBLES, COUNT OF POITERS [RIN 1424], appealing for assistance. The castle had been under seige for some time, when Joscelin, Bishop of Chartres, perched within the castle ramparts, saw clouds of dust rising in several directions on the horizon. Help was on its way! The counter-attack was led by KING CHARLES; the Norsemen were forced to lift the seige. KING CHARLES and the renegade ROLLON, or ROLF, had a little chit-chat and a diploma thereafter referred to as the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte was eventually drawn up, including an agreement by ROLLON to revert to Christianity and be a good boy with a tight leash held on his followers. For these concessions he was given the area that would later be called Normandy to govern, and the hand of the fair Princess, Giselle, daughter of KING CHARLES.
Theobald married Richilde Of MAINE. Richilde (daughter of Roger and Princess Rothilde Of FRANCE) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 14. |  Emperor Charles II "The Bald", Holy Roman Empire was born on 13 Jun 823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia (son of Louis I "The Pious" Lothair Of DE AQUITAINE, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Judith The Fair Of BAVARIA, Princess Of Bavaria); died on 6 Oct 877 in Brides Les Bains, Bourgogne; was buried in St. Denis, Paris, Seine, France. Other Events:
- Name: The Bald
- Occupation: King of France, Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire
- _UID: 5F55BA98BC26429D9FD2042F9CE8AE7F1C16
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Alias: The /Bald/, Le Chauve
Charles was the youngest son of Louis I, the Emperor of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire whose territories included France. When Louis died in 840, his three sons fought over how the empire would be divided among them. The empire (which had come from his father Charlemegne) was divided according to the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and Charles received the western part of the empire thus becoming the first to rule France as a separate kingdom.
Charles had many battles on many sides to fight. He was besieged by the constant raiding of the Norsemen (called Normans in France) who he bribed so they would leave. The Bretons revolted against him and even Charles' own half-brothers and their sons fought against him. Louis, "The German", one of Charles' half-brothers, fought him for control of Lotharingia and finally forced Charles to share it. However, Charles was able to outsmart Louis and won control of Italy and the Roman Empire.
When Charles' nephew, Lothair II, died, Louis and Charles seized control of his lands and split it between them in the Treaty of Meersen in 870.
In 875, after the death of another nephew, Emperor Louis II, Charles was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on December 25th by Pope John VIII. A year later, Louis "The German" died and Charles invaded Germany but he was defeated by Louis' son, Louis "The Younger". Charles attacked Italy in 877 but was forced to retreat in order to attend to other rebellions and uprisings. He died on his way home from Italy.
Charles married Countess Richildis De Autun Of METZ on 25 Nov 870 in Aix La Chapelle, Austrasia. Richildis (daughter of Count Bivin METZ (ARDENNES) and Richilda Of ARLES) was born about 850 in France; died about 912 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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