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Louis the Pious [d] (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; French: Louis le Pieux; German: Ludwig der Fromme; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), [2] 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.
Judith of Bavaria (c. 797 – 19 April 843) was the Carolingian empress as the second wife of Louis the Pious. Marriage to Louis marked the beginning of her rise as an influential figure in the Carolingian court. She had two children with Louis, Gisela and Charles the Bald. The birth of her son led to a major dispute over the imperial ...
Louis the Pious made many divisions of his empire during his lifetime. The final division, pronounced at Worms in 838, made Charles the Bald heir to the west, including Aquitaine, and Lothair heir to the east, including Italy and excluding Bavaria, which was left for Louis the German .
The siege of Tortosa was a military campaign by King Louis the Pious of Aquitaine in 808–809. It was part of a decade of intense activity by Louis against the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba in the region of the lower Ebro. The chronology of his campaigns, which must be worked out from both Latin and Arabic sources, is subject to different ...
Henry II the Pious (c. 1196/1207–1241), Duke of Silesia and Duke of Kraków and thus High Duke of all Poland as well as Duke of Southern Greater Poland; John II, Duke of Cleves (died 1521) John III of Portugal (1502–1557), King of Portugal and the Algarves; Judah he-Hasid (disambiguation) ("Judah the Pious"), two people
This was a period when loyalty and oaths were of paramount importance so it is probable that Drogo's loyalty to Louis the Pious would have been greatly appreciated. Louis was re-installed as Emperor at Metz in 835 after his temporary deposition in 833–834. Drogo wielded much influence in the last years of Louis the Pious’ reign. [1]
On August 20, 800, a considerable army was gathered under the authority of the son of Charlemagne, Louis the Pious, named King of Aquitaine by his father in 781.It was made up of troops from Aquitaine, Gascony, Burgundy and Septimania, and was equipped with many siege weapons.
Pepin I or Pepin I of Aquitaine (French: Pépin; 797 – 13 December 838) was King of Aquitaine and Duke of Maine. Pepin was the second son of Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye.