Louis the Blind was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, king of Italy from 900 to 905, and emperor, styled Louis III, from 901 to 905. The son of King Boso of the Bosonid family and Ermengard, the only child of Emperor Louis II, he was blinded in 905 after losing Italy and retreated to his remaining domains in Provence and Lower Burgundy; historians generally style him King of Provence or King of Burgundy.
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RoleEmperor in Italy from 901 to 905 and King of Provence from 890 to 928, styled Louis III, Emperor of the Romans. 1 Death PlaceVienne, Isere, Provence 1 Partially Attested
Birth YearCirca; the source gives only an approximate birth year (c. 880). Birth DateCirca; the source gives only an approximate year (c. 880), exact month and day are not recorded. Role
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Why was Louis the Blind blinded?
He was blinded in 905 by Berengar I as punishment for breaking his oath never to return to Italy.
Louis the Blind was blinded on 21 July 905 as punishment for breaking an oath. After he had been driven out of Italy in 902, he had promised never to return, but in 905 he invaded again at the urging of Italian nobles and took Verona with only a small following. Berengar I came back with Bavarian troops and entered the city at night, and Louis was captured after seeking sanctuary in the church of St Peter. He was forced to give up his Italian royal and imperial crowns, but he went on ruling Provence for more than twenty years.
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His father was king Boso, from the Bosonid family, and his mother was Ermengard, a Carolingian princess and only child of Emperor Louis II. In 905, he was blinded and lost Italy, retreating to his remaining domains in Provence and Lower Burgundy.
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Infobox: born c. 880; died 5 June 928 (aged c. 47/48)
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