Royalty · Politics · AD 921–AD 954

Louis IV of France

King of West Francia during the tenth century

Did you know?His nickname means from overseas because he was raised in England for safety before returning to claim the French throne.

Louis IV (920/921 – 10 September 954), 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.

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