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The Battle of Soissons was fought on 15 June 923 between an alliance of Frankish insurgent nobles led by Robert I, elected king in an assembly the year prior, and an army composed of Lotharingians, Normans, and Carolingian forces under King Charles III's command. [4] [5] The battle took place at Soissons, near Aisne. [6]
Gathering an army, Charles marched against Robert, and on 15 June 923 at the Battle of Soissons Robert was killed. However, his army won the battle and Charles was captured. [9] Charles remained a captive until his death in 929. Robert was succeeded as king by his son-in-law Rudolph, Count of Burgundy, also known as Raoul. [10]
June 15 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I is killed; the Frankish army, led by Charles the Simple, is defeated and routed near Soissons. Charles is captured and imprisoned at Péronne. The nobles elect Robert's son-in-law Rudolph, duke of Burgundy, as king of the West Frankish Kingdom (until 936). [1]
He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, [3] who was killed at the Battle of Soissons against the deposed King Charles the Simple. [4] He was crowned by Walter, the archbishop of Sens, at Saint-Médard de Soissons on 13 July 923. [3] On assuming the crown he passed the Duchy of Burgundy to his younger brother, Hugh the Black.
Battle of Soissons can refer to several battles in the vicinity of the French town Soissons: Battle of Soissons (486), between the Franks and a Roman successor state under Syagrius; Battle of Soissons (718), between the Neustrians with the Aquitainians against the Austrasians; Battle of Soissons (923), between Carolingians and Robertians during ...
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.
June 15 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I is killed; the Frankish army, led by Charles the Simple, is defeated and routed near Soissons. Charles is captured and imprisoned at Péronne. The nobles elect Robert's son-in-law Rudolph, duke of Burgundy, as king of the West Frankish Kingdom (until 936). [12]
On 15 June 923 her husband Robert was killed at the Battle of Soissons shortly after which their son Hugh was offered the crown but refused. [4] Beatrice died in 931. [ 5 ]