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- 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. In 817, his father named him co–emperor and crowned him at Aachen.
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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, Medieval Emperor. views updated. 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.
Aug 24, 2016 · Copyright The Columbia University Press. Lothair, sometimes called Lothair II, d. 869, king of Lotharingia (855–69), second son of Emperor of the West Lothair I. He inherited the region bounded by the Rhine, Scheldt, Alps, and North Sea, which became known as Lotharingia (Lorraine).
Feb 22, 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)
Lotharingia was known as regnum quondam Lotharii or regnum Lotharii ("kingdom [once] Lothair's") and its inhabitants Lotharii (from Lotharius), Lotharienses (from Lothariensis), or Lotharingi (which gives the modern Dutch, German, and Luxembourgish names for the province Lotharingen, Lothringen, and Lothringen respectively).
Lothair (French: Lothaire; Latin: Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair II, III or IV, was the penultimate Carolingian king of West Francia, reigning from 10 September 954 until his death in 986.
A novel by B. Disraeli, published 1870. The hero, Lothair, is a wealthy young nobleman determined to seek the true path. When his parents die he is left to the guardianship of Lord Culloden, a member of the Scottish Kirk, and the brilliant cleric Grandison, who adopts the Catholic faith and becomes a cardinal.
