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Lothair II (835 – 8 August 869) was the king of Lotharingia from 855 until his death in 869. He was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga (died 875), daughter of Boso the Elder.
Lothair III (926/8 – 22 November 950), often Lothair of Arles, was the King of Italy from 947 to his death. He was of the noble Frankish lineage of the Bosonids, descended from Boso the Elder. His father and predecessor was Hugh of Provence, great-grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, and his mother was a German princess named Alda (or ...
- Alda (or Hilda)
- Hugh of Provence
- 947–950
- Adelaide of Italy (m. 947)
Mar 22, 2024 · Lothar (II) (born c. 835—died Aug. 8, 869, Piacenza, Italy) was a Frankish king of the area known as Lotharingia. His attempts to have his marriage dissolved so that he could marry his mistress caused much controversy and led to a bitter struggle between himself and Pope Nicholas I.
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May 1, 2022 · Italian: Lotario II d'Arles, re d'Italia, French: Lothaire II d'Arles, roi d'Italie, German: Lothar II, könig von Italien. Birthdate: circa 927. Death: November 22, 950 (18-27) Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Immediate Family: Son of Hugues I d'Arles, King of Italy, Regent of Lower Burgundy and Aude, Hilda. Husband of Saint Adelaide of Italy.
Lothair II, often Lothair of Arles, was the King of Italy from 947 to his death. He was of the noble Frankish lineage of the Bosonids, descended from Boso the Elder. His father and predecessor was Hugh of Provence, great-grandson of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, and his mother was a German princess named Alda.
Defeated, Lothair had to agree to the treaty of Verdun (843), which revised the partition of the empire; Lothair kept the imperial title but his territory was limited to Middle Francia. He abdicated in 855 and retired to the abbey of Prüm, dividing Middle Francia between his sons Louis II (Italy), Lothair II (Lotharingia) and Charles (Provence).
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.
