Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father Charlemagne from 813, having already been King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814 and held that position until his own death in 840, apart from a brief deposition between November 833 and March 834.
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RoleKing of the Franks and co-emperor with Charlemagne 1 Role
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Source Wikipedia: Louis the Pious
Succeeded By
Source Wikipedia: Lothair I
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, originated there.
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1. Wikipedia: Louis the Pious
Wikipedialead paragraph, sentence 1
also called the Fair and the Debonaire
infobox, Born field
778
infobox, Died field
20 June 840
infobox, Born field (place)
Cassinogilum
infobox, Died field (place)
Ingelheim, Francia
lead paragraph, sentence 1 (role)
was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813
Louis the Pious: Gender
Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father Charlemagne from 813, having already been King of Aquitaine from 781.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 778; died 840-6-20
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Wikipedia: Lothair I
WikipediaSucceeded By: Lothair I, Lead section
was a 9th-century Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (817-855, with his father until 840)
Succeeded By: Lothair I, Lead section, co-emperor-with-father clause
was a 9th-century Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (817-855, with his father until 840)
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