Eadgifu of England

Eadgifu (b. 902, d. after 955) or Edgifu, was a daughter cite book
last =Lappenberg
first =Johann
authorlink =Johann Martin Lappenberg
coauthors =Benjamin Thorpe, translator
title =A History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings
publisher =J. Murray
date =1845
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Marriage to the French King

She was the second wife of King Charles III of France, whom she married in 919 after the death of his first wife, Frederonne; she was mother to Louis IV of France.

Flight to England

In 922 Charles III was deposed and the next year taken prisoner by Count Herbert II of Vermandois, an ally of the present King. To protect her son's safety Eadgifu took him to England in 923 to the court of her half-brother, Athelstan of England.cite book
last =Williams
first =Ann
authorlink =Ann Williams
coauthors =Alfred P. Smyth, D. P. Kirby
title =A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales
publisher =Routledge
date =1991
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isbn =1852640472] Because of this, Louis IV of France became known as Louis d'Outremer of France. He stayed there until 936, when he was called back to France to be crowned King. Eadgifu accompanied him.

She retired to a convent in Laon. Then, in 951, she left the convent and married Herbert III, Count of Vermandois.

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*cite book
last =Lappenberg
first =Johann
authorlink =Johann Martin Lappenberg
coauthors =Benjamin Thorpe, translator
title =A History of England Under the Anglo-Saxon Kings
publisher =J. Murray
date =1845
location =
pages =pp. 88-89
url =
doi =
id =
isbn =
*cite book
last =Williams
first =Ann
authorlink =Ann Williams
coauthors =Alfred P. Smyth, D. P. Kirby
title =A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales
publisher =Routledge
date =1991
location =
pages =p. 112
url =
doi =
id =
isbn =1852640472