Louis the Pious -, Holy Roman Emperor

778 - 840  (62 years)

• Name	Louis the Pious -  [1]
  Suffix	Holy Roman Emperor
  Born	778	Cassinogilum   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Louis was King of Aquitaine (southwest France) from 781 and in 813 became King of the Franks and co-Emperor of the Romans with his father Charlemagne. After his father's death in 814 he became the sole Emperor. After trying to split the kingdom among his sons he ended up fighting three civil wars with his three sons by his first wife when they resisted his attempts to give power to his son by his second wife. While in Aquitaine he was able to expand the kingdom into Spain by defeating the Muslims.
  Died	20 Jun 840	Ingelheim   [1]
  Person ID	I3138	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Charlemagne -, King of the Franks, Emperor of the Romans,   b. 2 Apr 742, Liège, Belgium ,   d. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, Germany  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hildegard of Vinzgouw -,   b. 758,   d. 30 Apr 783  (Age 25 years)
  Married	Abt 771  [2]
  Family ID	F1105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ermengarde of Hesbaye -, Holy Roman Embress,   b. Abt 778,   d. 3 Oct 818  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	Abt 794  [1]
  Children	1. Lothair -, I, Emperor of the Romans and King of Italy,   b. 795,   d. 29 Sep 855, Prüm, Germany  (Age 60 years)   2. Pepin -, I, King of Aquitaine,   b. 797,   d. 12 Dec 838  (Age 41 years)   3. Adelaide -,   b. Abt 799   4. Rotrude -,   b. 800   5. Hildegard -,   b. Abt 802   6. Louis the German -, King of Eastern Francia,   b. 806,   d. 28 Aug 876  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Judith of Bavaria -, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire,   b. 805,   d. Apr 843  (Age 38 years)
  Married	819	Aachen, Germany   [3]
  Children	1. Gisela -,   b. 821,   d. 5 Jul 874  (Age 53 years)   2. Charles the Bald -, King of West Francia and Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 13 Jun 823,   d. 6 Oct 877  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Theodelinde of Sens. -
  Children	1. Arnulf of Sens -,   b. Sens, France   2. Alpais -,   b. Sens, France
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 778 - Cassinogilum Married - 819 - Aachen, Germany Died - 20 Jun 840 - Ingelheim  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis the Pious King of the Franks (814-840), Holy Roman Emperor (813-840) and King of Aquitaine (781-814)

  
  

• Sources

  [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious [S403] Charlemagne Society - US. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_%28died_843%29