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Louis the Pious (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; German: Ludwig der Fromme; French: Louis le Pieux; 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781.
- 813–840
- Hildegarde
Apr 12, 2024 · Louis the Pious. Category: History & Society. Byname: Louis the Pious, or the Debonair. French: Louis le Pieux, or le Débonnaire. German: Ludwig der Fromme. Born: April 16, 778, Chasseneuil, near Poitiers, Aquitaine [now in France] Died: June 20, 840, Petersau, an island in the Rhine River near Ingelheim [now in Germany] (aged 62) Title / Office:
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Louis I, known as Louis the Pious, (born April 16, 778, Chasseneuil, near Poitiers, Aquitaine—died June 20, 840, Petersau, an island in the Rhine River near Ingelheim), Frankish emperor (814–40). The son of Charlemagne, he was crowned coemperor with his father in 813 and became emperor in 814 on his father’s death.
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Louis the Pious or Louis the Debonair (in French, Louis le Pieux, or Louis le Débonnaire; in German, Ludwig der Fromme; known to contemporaries by the Latin Hludovicus or Chlodovicus). Louis I was known for: Holding the Carolingian Empire together in the wake of his father Charlemagne's death.
Jun 11, 2018 · Louis I (778-840), or Louis the Pious, was king of the Franks and emperor of the West from 814 to 840. The son and successor of Charlemagne, he was the last ruler to maintain the unity of the Carolingian Empire. Born in Aquitaine, Louis I was the third son of Charlemagne and his second wife, Hildegard.
Dec 3, 2018 · Louis I (byname the Pious, the Fair, or the Debonair) was a King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor belonging to the Carolingian Dynasty. He lived between the 8 th and 9 th centuries AD and reigned for 26 years. His reign was the longest of any medieval Holy Roman Emperor until Henry IV.
Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814, a position that he held until his death ...
