Louis Carolingie, I The Pious (b. April 16, 778, d. June 20, 840)
Louis Carolingie, I The Pious (son of Charlemagne and Sainte de Suabia Hildegarde) was born April 16, 778 in Chasseneuil, near Poitiers, Aquitaine, and died June 20, 840 in Petersau, an island in the Rhine River near Ingelheim. He married (1) Judity of Bavaria. He married (2) Irmengard of Hesbaye on 814.
Notes for Louis Carolingie, I The Pious: byname Louis the Pious, or the Debonair , French Louis le Pieux, or le Débonnaire , German Ludwig der Fromme 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 stage in the Carolingian experiment to fashion a new European society. Commonly called Louis the Pious, he was known to his contemporaries by the Latin names Hludovicus or Chlodovicus, which echo the Latin name of Clovis (c. 466–511), the illustrious founder of the Merovingian dynasty. Louis was appointed king of Aquitaine in 781 and was already a seasoned 35-year-old politician and military commander when he became coemperor with Charlemagne in 813. He was the fourth monarch of the Carolingian dynasty, preceded by his father; his uncle, Carloman; and his grandfather, Pippin III, the Short.
More About Louis Carolingie, I The Pious: Burial: Unknown, Saint-Arnulf in Metz. Title (Facts Pg): Holy Roman Emperor.
More About Louis Carolingie, I The Pious and Irmengard of Hesbaye: Marriage: 814
Children of Louis Carolingie, I The Pious and Judity of Bavaria are:
Louis Carolingie, I The Pious (b. April 16, 778, d. June 20, 840)
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