Charles III "the Simple", King of France 17 Sep 879? 7 Oct 929Peronne, Somme, France 918?

King of France 893-922. Charles III (Holy Roman Empire) Charles III (Holy Roman Empire), called The Fat (839-888), Holy Roman emperor (881-887), king of the East Franks, or Germans (876-887), and, as Charles II, king of the West Franks, or French (884-887). He was the son of Emperor Louis II and the great-grandson of Charlemagne. Charles was deposed from his thrones in 887 by his nephew, Arnulf, duke of Karnten (Carinthia). His deposition marked the dissolution of the Frankish Empire.