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Lothair I (Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century Carolingian emperor (817–855, with his father until 840) and king of Italy (818–855) and Middle Francia (843–855). Lothair I was the eldest son of the Carolingian emperor Louis I and his wife ...
Lothar I (born 795—died Sept. 29, 855, Abbey of Prüm, Ger.) was a Frankish emperor, whose attempt to gain sole rule over the Frankish territories was checked by his brothers. The eldest son of the emperor Louis I the Pious and a grandson of Charlemagne, Lothar was made king in Bavaria after Louis succeeded Charlemagne in 814, and in 817 he ...
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LOTHAIR I, MEDIEVAL EMPEROR. Reigned: 817 – 855. b. 795. The oldest son of Emperor Louis the Pious and a key figure, with his brothers, in the civil wars that marked both the later years of his father's reign and the period immediately following his death. In 814, Lothair was appointed king of Bavaria.
Sep 4, 2024 · Quick Reference. (795–855), King of the Franks 814–855, Holy Roman Emperor 817–855. The political life of Lothair I was shaped by the decision of his father, Louis I the Pious, to revise ... From: Lothair I in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology ». Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Jun 11, 2018 · Lothair I. views 2,860,377 updated Jun 11 2018. Lothair I (795–855) Frankish Emperor (840–55). Eldest son of Louis I, he was co-emperor with his father from 817. On Louis's death (840), war broke out between Lothair and his two brothers. Lothair was defeated at Fontenoy (841), and the Treaty of Verdun (843) split the Frankish Empire into three.
Lothair I. Lothair I (Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century Carolingian emperor (817–855, with his father until 840) and king of Italy (818–855) and Middle Francia (843–855). Quick Facts Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, Reign ...
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Lothair I (Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was the ruler of the Carolingian Empire from July 817 until his death in 29 September 855.