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Raoul

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Raoul (räl`), d. 936, duke of Burgundy, king of France (923–36). Elected king to succeed his father-in-law, Robert I Robert I, c.865–923, French king (922–23), son of Count Robert the Strong and younger brother of King Eudes . He inherited from Eudes the territory between the Seine and the Loire rivers.
..... Click the link for more information. , Raoul fought the Normans and the Hungarians, who repeatedly invaded France. He also defended his crown against those nobles who supported the claims of the deposed Carolingian king, Charles III Charles III (Charles the Simple), 879–929, French king (893–923), son of King Louis II (Louis the Stammerer). As a child he was excluded from the succession at the death (884) of his half brother Carloman and at the deposition (887) of King Charles III
..... Click the link for more information. . The royal authority, lessened in part by objections to Raoul's taking the throne, remained weak under his Carolingian successor, Louis IV Louis IV or Louis d'Outremer (lwē d
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At the time of the old count's death, Raoul was twelve years of age.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
Raoul he was, Alexandre Raoul, youngest son of Marie Raoul, the wealthy quarter-caste, who owned and managed half a dozen trading schooners similar to the Aorai.
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Athos, as the name of Raoul was pronounced, looked inquisitively at D'Artagnan, in order to see if any curiosity was painted on his face.
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