Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine

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Charles of Lotharingia (953-993) was the son of King Louis IV of France and Gerberga. Having been excluded from the throne of France, the German Emperor Otto II, made Charles duke of Lower Lotharingia 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:

• Otto, succeeded as Duke of Lower Lotharingia
• Gerberga of Lotharingia, who married Lambert I, Count of Leuven.
• Ermengarde of Lotharingia, who married Albert I, Count of Namur.