1564109 - King of East Franks, Louis II the German

Events

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Birth [E37274]	800	France	1b 2b 3b
Death [E37275]	876-08-28	Frankfort, Brandenburg, Germany	1c 2c 3c
_FA1 [E37276]		Buried: Lauresheim Abbey.	1d 2d 3d
_FA2 [E37277]		Often regarded as the founder of the German kingdom.	1e 2e 3e
_FA3 [E37278]	840	Joined with brother Charles the Bald to wage war on brother Lothar.	1f 2f 3f
_FA4 [E37279]	843	Treaty of Verdun gave Louis all of Germany east of the Rhine River.	1g 2g 3g

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	King of France, Louis I the Pious de Aquitaine [I28621]	778-08-00	840-06-20
Mother	de Hesbain, Irmengard [I28638]	778	818-10-03
Brother	France, Pepin [I24905]
Brother	Emp Holy Roman Emp, Lothar I de Italia [I28637]	795	855-09-29
	King of East Franks, Louis II the German [I28666]	800	876-08-28
Sister	Abbess of Leon, Hildegard de Aquitaine [I28667]	802	841
Brother	France, Louis [I24907]	805
Sister	Unknown, Adelaide Aelis [I18771]	819

Families

Family of King of East Franks, Louis II the German and of Bavaria, Emma [F11139]

Married

Wife

of Bavaria, Emma [I29071] ( * about 810 + 875/6-01-31 (Julian) )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E58368]	827				1h

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
of Germany, Hedwige [I29089]	856	903-12-24

Narrative

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Louis II King Of Germany is often regarded as the founder of the German kingdom. After the death of his father, Louis I, in 1840, he joined with one brother, Charles the Bald, to fight another, Lothair I, for control of the empire. The Treaty of Verdun
in 843 gave Louis all of Germany east of the Rhine River.

Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p L417.

Pedigree

King of France, Louis I the Pious de Aquitaine [I28621]
1. de Hesbain, Irmengard [I28638]
  1. France, Pepin [I24905]
  2. Emp Holy Roman Emp, Lothar I de Italia [I28637]
  3. King of East Franks, Louis II the German
    1. of Bavaria, Emma [I29071]
      1. of Germany, Hedwige [I29089]
  4. Abbess of Leon, Hildegard de Aquitaine [I28667]
  5. France, Louis [I24907]
  6. Unknown, Adelaide Aelis [I18771]

Ancestors

King of East Franks, Louis II the German
* 800
+ 876-08-28

King of France, Louis I the Pious de Aquitaine
* 778-08-00
+ 840-06-20

King of Franks, Charlemagne
* 742-04-02
+ 813/4-01-28 (Julian)

King of Franks, Pepin III the Short
* 714
+ 768-09-24

Cts of Laon, Bertrada
* 720
+ 783-07-12

Cts de Vinzgau, Hildegarde
* 758
+ 783-04-30

Duke of Swabia, Gerold I (Childebrand)
* 710
+ after 779

de Allemania, Imma
*
+ 798

de Hesbain, Irmengard
* 778
+ 818-10-03

Duc de Hesbaye, Ingeramne
* 752
+ ...

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Birth Name	King of East Franks, Louis II the German 1a 2a 3a
Gramps ID	I28666
Gender	male
Age at Death	76 years, 7 months, 27 days