Person

Rudolph of France

d. 936 · 10th century · Also known as Raoul of France, Rudolph of West Francia

Rudolph was duke of Burgundy from 921 and king of West Francia from 923 until his death in 936, the son of Richard the Justiciar. Elected by the nobles in place of the deposed Charles the Simple, he fought the Vikings and the Magyars and struggled to win recognition in the south. He died without children, and the Carolingian Louis IV was recalled from England.

Rudolph of France
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