Lothair III King West Francia 941-986

Before 930 Gilbert I Duke Lorraine [aged 39] and [his mother] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 53] and [his grandmother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Reginar "Longneck" I Duke Lorraine.

In 939 [his father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 19] and [his mother] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort West Francia. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and [his grandmother] Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia. He the son of Charles "Simple" III King West Francia and Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia.

In 941 Lothair III King West Francia was born to Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 21] and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 28].

On 10th September 954 [his father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 34] died. His son Lothair [aged 13] succeeded III King West Francia.

In 964 [his brother-in-law] Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 39] and [his sister] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. She the daughter of [his father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and [his mother] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 51]. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 965 Lothair III King West Francia [aged 24] and Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort France. She the daughter of Lothair II King of Italy and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 34]. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

In 967 [his son] Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia was born to Lothair III King West Francia [aged 26] and [his wife] Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 19]. He married (1) 982 Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia, daughter of Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou.

On 5th May 969 or 984 [his mother] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 56] died.

Around 970 [his son] Otto Carolingian was born to Lothair III King West Francia [aged 29] and [his wife] Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 22].

In 970 [his brother] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 16] and [his sister-in-law] Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Robert Vermandois Count Meaux Count Châlons. He the son of [his father] Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and [his mother] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 973 [his brother-in-law] Otto "Red" II King Germany II Holy Roman Emperor II King Italy [aged 18] succeeded II Holy Roman Emperor. Theophanu Unknown Holy Roman Empress by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

On 7th May 973 [his uncle] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 60] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Otto [aged 18] succeeded II King Germany.

In 977 [his brother] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 23] was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.

After 7th September 978 [his half-sister] Gerberge of Lothingaria Countess Vermandois [deceased] died.

In 982 Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia [aged 15] and Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia [aged 42] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou. He the son of Lothair III King West Francia [aged 41] and Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 34].

On 7th December 983 [his brother-in-law] Otto "Red" II King Germany II Holy Roman Emperor II King Italy [aged 28] died following a malaria outbreak. His son Otto [aged 3] succeeded III King Germany.

In 984 [his son] Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia [aged 17] and [his daughter-in-law] Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia [aged 44] marriage annulled.

On 2nd March 986 Lothair III King West Francia [aged 45] died. His son Louis [aged 19] succeeded V King West Francia. Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia [aged 46] by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.

After 987 [his former wife] Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [deceased] died.