NPFX King GIVN Louis The Child King of the SURN Germany NSFX * EVEN Carolingia - East Frankish Empire TYPE Ruled DATE BET 899 AND 911 Louis III, or Ludwig III, called the Child King, ruled Carolingiafrom899-911, succeeded his father Arnulf of the East Frankish Empire.Hewas succeeded by the Franconian King, Conrad. ABBR SOURCE #337 TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling MonarchsFromAncient Times to the Present AUTH Gene Gurney PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982 PAGE Gurney page 262.