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Ansgarde of Burgundy. Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia (precursor to France) from 879 until his death in 882. He succeeded his father Louis the Stammerer, and ruled over West Francia in tandem with his brother Carloman II. Louis controlled the northern part of West Francia ( Neustria ), including the capital of Paris ...
Carolingian dynasty. Louis III (born 863—died Aug. 5, 882, Saint-Denis, Fr.) was the king of France ( i.e., Francia Occidentalis, the West Frankish kingdom) from 879 to 882, whose decisive victory over the Northmen in August 881, at Saucourt, Ponthieu, briefly stemmed the incursions of the Scandinavian invaders into northern France.
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Louis III of France (863/865 – 5 August 882) was the King of Western Francia. He was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He and his brother Carloman, both became king together and ruled together after his father's death in 879. Louis won an important battle against the Viking pirates at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, in
Louis II, known as Louis the Stammerer (French: Louis le Bègue; 1 November 846 – 10 April 879), was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the Stammerer was physically weak and outlived his father by a year and a half.
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Louis XIII (French pronunciation: [lwi tʁɛz]; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Jul 13, 2020 · Louis III was the king of West Francia from 879 until his death in 882. Louis III died on 5 August 882, at Saint-Denis whilst mounting his horse to pursue a girl who was running to seek refuge in her father's house he hit his head on the lintel of a low door and fell, fracturing his skull. [1]
Louis III, King of France. Carolingian King; son of Louis II the Stammerer (q.v) and his first wife Ansgarde, he became joint ruler of West Francia with his brother Carloman II at his father's death in 879.
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