Raoul is the son of Richard le Justicier, Duke of Burgundy. He succeeded his father as duke in 921. He married Emme, daughter of King Robert I. On the death of this one, the great ones choose him as king, his brother-in-law Hugh the Great having probably preferred not to find himself in the case of abandoning his counties. With the help of Herbert II of Vermandois, he eliminated the Carolingian Charles the Simple who died in prison in 929. He then had to resist the attempts of Herbert II, who became too powerful. Despite real qualities, Raoul encounters serious difficulties in gaining recognition throughout the kingdom. The territorial princes begin to mint coins in their own name. Royalty fell so low under Raoul that on his death Hugh the Great preferred to appeal to a Carolingian:he brought Louis IV back from overseas.
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