Louis I "The Pious" , King
b. 778 | d. 840
Parents
- Father: Charlemagne (742–814)
- Mother: Hildegard
Events
- Birth
- 778
- Death
- 840
Family
Spouse: Ermengarde (Irmgard) (–818) · m. ABOUT 794
Children:
- Lotharius I (ABOUT 795–29 Sep 855)
Notes
King of France and of Germany, 814-840, emperor of the West, suceeded his father, Charlemagne. Sincerely religious, he was troubled by rebellious sons and their territorial squabbles, which they pursued to the neglect of all else and hastened the end of the Carolingian Empire. He divided his empire among his sons (817) to take effect after his death, but the final disposition took place only after his sons made war on each other. His son Lothair I succeeded his as emperor.