10th Century
he died on March 3, 934 Charleswas overthrown by a noble revolt and replaced by Robert I, Odo'sbrother.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 911 | Charles signed the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte with Rollo, the king of the Vikings, allowing their settlement in what would become the Duchy of Normandy. | |
| 923 | 15 June | Battle of Soissons (923): Robert was killed. Charles was captured by Rudolph, the duke of Burgundy. |
| Rudolph was elected king of France by an assembly of nobles. He left the Duchy of Burgundy to his brother. | ||
| 936 | 15 January | Rudolph died. He was succeeded by Louis IV, a son of Charles the Simple. |
| 954 | 10 September | Louis IV died. He was succeeded by his son Lothair. |
| 986 | 1 March | Lothair died. He was succeeded by his son Louis V. |
| 987 | 21 May | Louis V died. With no heir, Hugh Capet was chosen as his successor for his noble blood and military successes, thus ending the Carolingian dynasty's reign, and starting the Capetian dynasty. |
| 996 | 24 October | Hugh Capet died. He was succeeded by his son Robert II. |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1004 | Robert annexed the Duchy of Burgundy. | |
| 1031 | 20 July | Robert died in a civil war against his sons. His second son, Henry I, succeeded him; his third, Robert I Capet, disputed the succession and led a new revolt. |
| 1032 | Henry bought peace by reversing the annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy and giving it to his brother. | |
| 1060 | 4 August | Henry died. The throne passed to his seven-year-old son, Philip I, with his wife Anne of Kiev acting as regent. |
| 1066 | Philip entered his majority. |
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