When the Vikings laid siege to his city, this noble led with valour and courage expelling the invaders. Acclaimed new king on the death of the old one, he would be the first king of a 1,000 year old dynasty that still rules.
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Story in the evening ...
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Eudes was born around 857 to Robert of Neustria. In 866, he would become the Marquis of Neustria after his father's death. But in 868, King Karolus the Bald would take away the fiefdom and transfer it to his guardian, Hugues l'Abbe. 1/10 
King Karolus would die in 877, followed by his son Ludovic II in 879, grandsons Ludovic III in 882 and Carloman in 884. Now Count of Paris, Eudes and Hugues would invite King Karolus of East Francia to become the king of the west. 2/10
Under Karolus, the Carolingian Empire would be briefly reunited. By 888, it would again be re-divided into multiple kingdoms. But it was during this period that Paris will be besieged by the Vikings. 3/10
Vikings had come to Paris earlier. In 845, they had plundered the city and left after payment of a ransom. In 885 though, they would find things a bit different. The city was better prepared and it had Count Eudes at its helm. 4/10
Seeking passage up the River Seine, the Vikings found Paris not easy to surpass as before. A protracted siege was in store. The Vikings were raiders looking to plunder and leave. But in Paris they dug deeper for the long game. 5/10
Finally as 886 neared its end, King Karolus came with his army. A smaller ransom was paid and the Vikings were given passage up Seine. Eudes defence of the city was not forgotten by its people. When Karolus died in 888, it was to Eudes they looked for king. 6/10
As king, he would invest his brother, Robert, with his titles. In 893, King Ludovic II's youngest son, Karolus, aged 14, would be crowned as rival king. Carolingian Arnulf, King of East, would also back Karolus. When Eudes died in 898, Karolus would become undisputed king. 7/10
Robert, brother of Eudes, had now become the most powerful in the kingdom. He would back Karolus initially. But by 922, Robert would rebel against Karolus and would be elected king. In the subsequent war, Karolus would be captured, but Robert would die. 8/10
With the victory on the battlefield for Robert, his son-in-law would be crowned the new king, while Robert's son Hugues would retain his father's titles. Eventually the throne will return to the Carolingians, invited back by Hugues in 936. 9/10
In 987, his son, Hugues Capet, would be elected king after the Carolingian king died without children. All French kings since, are descended from Hugues. A cadet branch founded Kingdom of Portugal, while current Spanish king is from another cadet branch - Bourbon Anjou. 10/10
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