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e. Louis the Pious [d] ( Latin: Hludowicus Pius; German: Ludwig der Fromme; French: Louis le Pieux; 778 – 20 June 840), [2] 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 ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Louis I (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]) was a Carolingian ruler of the Franks who succeeded his father, Charlemagne, as emperor in 814 and whose 26-year reign (the longest of any medieval emperor until Henry IV [1056–1106]) was a central and controversial ...
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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.
Jun 11, 2018 · Louis I ( the Pious) (778–840) Emperor of the Franks (814–840), only surviving son of Charlemagne. He struggled to maintain his father's empire. Louis' attempts to provide an inheritance for his four sons provoked civil war. Louis I >Louis I (778-840), or Louis the Pious, was king of the Franks and emperor of >the West from 814 to 840.
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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. Louis was the only designated heir to survive his ...
Dec 3, 2018 · Print. 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 succeeded in holding the Carolingian ...
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 except from November 833 to March 834, when he was ...
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