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Louis the Pious

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Also known as Louis the Fair, Louis the Debonaire, Louis I, Louis I, le Débonnaire, Ludovicus Pius, Hludowicus Pius, Hludovicus Pius

King of the Franks

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Louis the Pious, also known as Hludovicus Pius, was a male monarch and sovereign of the Carolingian dynasty. He held the position of king of Franks and served as the monarch of Italy. Born in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, he was the son of Charlemagne and Hildegard of Vinzgouw. His siblings included Charles the Younger, Pepin of Italy, Pepin the Hunchback, and Drogo. Louis was married to Ermengarde of Hesbaye and Judith of Bavaria, and their children included Lothair I, Louis the German, Gisela, and Charles the Bald.

A Christian, Louis the Pious was the owner of the Castle of Cardona. He is associated with the work "Privileges of Rome" and is listed as an author with one work in Open Library records. He died in Ingelheim am Rhein and was buried at the Abbey of Saint-Arnould. His life and reign have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Regesta Imperii, and The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

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Type
Person
Active from
1140
Active to
1217-02-22

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Carolingian Empire
Place of birth
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Place of death
Ingelheim am Rhein
Spouse
Judith of Bavaria
Father
Charlemagne
Mother
Hildegard of Vinzgouw
Occupation
sovereign
Religion
Christianity
Family
Carolingian dynasty
Noble title
monarch of Italy
Image
Ludwik I Pobożny.jpg
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place of burial
Abbey of Saint-Arnould
Commons category
Louis the Pious
date of birth
0778-09-01
date of death
0840-06-24
described by source
New International Encyclopedia
name in native language
Ludovicus Pius
owner of
Castle of Cardona
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Encyclopedic overview

Louis the Pious (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; French: Louis le Pieux; German: Ludwig der Fromme; 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. 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 deposed.

During his reign in Aquitaine, Louis was charged with the defence of the empire's southwestern frontier. He conquered Barcelona from the Emirate of Córdoba in 801 and asserted Frankish authority over Pamplona and the Basques south of the Pyrenees in 812. As emperor, he included his adult sons, Lothair, Pepin and Louis, in the government and sought to establish a suitable division of the realm among them. The first decade of his reign was characterised by several tragedies and embarrassments, notably the brutal treatment of his nephew Bernard of Italy for which Louis atoned in a public act of self-debasement.

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