General Notes

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Louis I, Le Debonnaire or Gentle, Roman Emperor, 814-840, was bo rn 778, and was son of Charlemagne by his wife Hildegarde. He  Massachusetts rried Lady Judith, the Fair Maid of Bavaria, and by her had a so n who succeded him, Charles II, King of France. He had succeede d his father in 814, but in 817 he yielded to the wishes of hi s sons and gave each of them a share of his dominions, and thu s complications arose from which resulted the dissolution of th e Empire. He died 840. By his first wife, Irmingardis, daughte r of Ingram, Count of Hasbania in Saxony, he had a daughter Alpa idia.

Louis I, the Pious, Frankish Emperor
King of Aquitaine 781-814
Co-Emperor 813-814
King of the Franks 814-840
Frankish Emperor 814-840
Louis was crowned king of Aquitaine (subkingdom to Franks) in 781 to slow rebellion after Charlemagne's defeat in Spain by the Saracen Moslems. In 793, the Saracens invaded Aquitaine under their Caliph Hisham. In 795, the Spanish March was created with William as its Count. The next year, King Louis and Count William defeated the Saracens and secured the Frankish-held areas of NE Spain. They continued to fight the Saracens until 813, when all of Navarre was conquered by William and Louis.

In 806, Charlemagne wrote in his will that his sons Louis, Charles (co-King of the Franks), and Pepin (King of Italy) would divide the Empire on his death. Pepin died in 810, and Charles followed in 811. In 813, Byzantine nobles came to Charlemagne to recognize him as Emperor (he was 69 years old), and so he ordered Louis to come from Aquitaine to be crowned co-Emperor and designated successor. When Charlemagne died in 814, Louis succeeded to all thrones.

Louis put his son Pepin on the throne of Aquitaine, made Lothar co-Emperor, and made Louis his son King of Bavaria. Louis the Pious first reformed the court in a "moral purge," sending all of the unmarried princessess to nunneries and sending Charlemagne's three illegitimate sons to monasteries. He then put down a rebellion in Italy. When his wife died, he remarried and had a son, Charles, in 823. In all of his wills he had made his three sons Pepin of Aquitaine, Louis of Bavaria, and Lothar his co-Emperor, successors. When Charles was born, he tried desperately to include him. In 829, he dropped Lothar's imperial title and sent him off to Italy. The next year the three brother united and attacked, forcing their father to abdicate, Lothar to be given back his imperial title, and Judith to be sent off to a nunnery. By the next year, Louis had re-gained his power, brought back his wife, dropped Lothar completely from the will, replaced him with Charles, and refused to allow Lothar to ever return to court without permission.

That year Pepin revolted on his own. Louis of Bavaria followed the next year and they both attacked. Emperor Louis declaired that Pepin was formally deposed of his titles, but he could not enforce this order. In 833, the three brothers gained support from Pope Gregory IV and many of the Emperor Louis's own generals. Lothar made a settlement: Louis and Charles were imprisoned, Judith sent in exile to Italy under eye of Lothar, and Louis of Bavaria and Pepin were to gain territory (formerly under imperial authority). The next year, however, Pepin and Louis of Bavaria released their father and brother from jail, Judith was brother back, and peace was made. The next year Louis was re-crowned with great pomp. In 838, Pepin died and Louis put Charles on the throne of Aquitaine. The nobles, however, put Pepin's son Pepin II on the throne, and neither held authority. In 840, Louis died, and the brothers started a civil war over the Empire's division that lasted until peace was finally made in 843.
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Son and sole heir of Charlemagne[csmithd.ged]

known as "the Pious" [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #4038,
Date of Import: May 26, 1998]

Louis I, the Pious, Le Debonnire, King of the Franks, Emperor of the West

Louis (The_Pious)
From Becky Bonner's Web Site: home site address:
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Louis I, his elder brothers having died, succeeded his father Jan 28, 814, and the first years of his government were quite successful; but in 817 he yielded to the wishes of his sons and gave each of them a share of his dominions, and hence arose complications which he was incapable of managing and from which resulted the dissolution of the Empire.

By his first wife, Irmingardis, daughter of Ingram, Count of Hasbania in Saxony, who d. 818, he had Ludovicus Germanicus (Louis the German) b 800, King of Bavaria; Gisela, wife of Eberhard, Count of Burgundy; and Adelheid; wife of Robrt Fortis, Count of Burgundy, Duke of France.
By his second wife, Judith the Fair Maid of Bavaira, he had Charles II, The Bald, b 823, King of France, 840, Emperor 875 d. 878. Louis Le Debonaire, the Gentle of Aquitaine, of France, Emperor of West
Louis I, the Pious, Frankish Emperor
King of Aquitaine 781-814
Co-Emperor 813-814
King of the Franks 814-840
Frankish Emperor 814-840
Louis was crowned king of Aquitaine (subkingdom to Franks) in 781 to slow rebellion after Charlemagne's defeat in Spain by the Saracen Moslems. In 793, the Saracens invaded Aquitaine under their Caliph Hisham. In 795, the Spanish March was created with William as its Count. The next year, King Louis and Count William defeated the Saracens and secured the Frankish-held areas of NE Spain. They continued to fight the Saracens until 813, when all of Navarre was conquered by William and Louis.

In 806, Charlemagne wrote in his will that his sons Louis, Charles (co-King of the Franks), and Pepin (King of Italy) would divide the Empire on his death. Pepin died in 810, and Charles followed in 811. In 813, Byzantine nobles came to Charlemagne to recognize him as Emperor (he was 69 years old), and so he ordered Louis to come from Aquitaine to be crowned co-Emperor and designated successor. When Charlemagne died in 814, Louis succeeded to all thrones.

Louis put his son Pepin on the throne of Aquitaine, made Lothar co-Emperor, and made Louis his son King of Bavaria. Louis the Pious first reformed the court in a "moral purge," sending all of the unmarried princessess to nunneries and sending Charlemagne's three illegitimate sons to monasteries. He then put down a rebellion in Italy. When his wife died, he remarried and had a son, Charles, in 823. In all of his wills he had made his three sons Pepin of Aquitaine, Louis of Bavaria, and Lothar his co-Emperor, successors. When Charles was born, he tried desperately to include him. In 829, he dropped Lothar's imperial title and sent him off to Italy. The next year the three brother united and attacked, forcing their father to abdicate, Lothar to be given back his imperial title, and Judith to be sent off to a nunnery. By the next year, Louis had re-gained his power, brought back his wife, dropped Lothar completely from the will, replaced him with Charles, and refused to allow Lothar to ever return to court without permission.

That year Pepin revolted on his own. Louis of Bavaria followed the next year and they both attacked. Emperor Louis declaired that Pepin was formally deposed of his titles, but he could not enforce this order. In 833, the three brothers gained support from Pope Gregory IV and many of the Emperor Louis's own generals. Lothar made a settlement: Louis and Charles were imprisoned, Judith sent in exile to Italy under eye of Lothar, and Louis of Bavaria and Pepin were to gain territory (formerly under imperial authority). The next year, however, Pepin and Louis of Bavaria released their father and brother from jail, Judith was brother back, and peace was made. The next year Louis was re-crowned with great pomp. In 838, Pepin died and Louis put Charles on the throne of Aquitaine. The nobles, however, put Pepin's son Pepin II on the throne, and neither held authority. In 840, Louis died, and the brothers started a civil war over the Empire's division that lasted until peace was finally made in 843.