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Louis the Pious King of the Franks
Birth: unknown
Death: 6-20
Birth Date Prefix: 778
Death Date Prefix: 840
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Mentioned in Frances's notes on Joseph Milner's History of the Christian Church. From Wikipedia: " King of the Franks and co-Emperor (as Louis I) with his father, Charlemagne, of the Holy Roman Empire from 813. As the only surviving adult son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814, a position which he held until his death, save for the period 833–34, during which he was deposed."
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Mentioned in Frances's notes on Joseph Milner's History of the Christian Church. From Wikipedia: " King of the Franks and co-Emperor (as Louis I) with his father, Charlemagne, of the Holy Roman Empire from 813.
As the only surviving adult son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814, a position which he held until his death, save for the period 833–34, during which he was deposed."
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