Louis IV of France
King of West Francia from 936 to 954
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Updated 2026-05-29
Medieval French king who spent his childhood kidnapped in England, then reclaimed West Francia in 936—mostly remembered today because a couple of medieval monks bothered to write about him.
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Louis IV, called d'Outremer or Transmarinus, 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. His reign is mostly known thanks to the Annals of Flodoard and the later Historiae of Richerus.
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