Louis the Pious

Noun

Meaning

third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)

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But Michael soon forgot his tolerance, bitterly persecuted the image worshippers, and endeavoured to secure the co-operation of Louis the Pious. Source: Internet

Charlemagne came down with an army, and his son Louis the Pious sent men, to force the Beneventan duke to submit, but his submission and promises were never kept and Arechis and his successors were de facto independent. Source: Internet

Goldberg, 477. From an early date, Charlemagne and Louis the Pious supported Christian vernacular works in order to evangelise the Saxons more efficiently. Source: Internet

In that text is a passage about Louis the Pious that says annona militaris quas vulgo foderum vocant, which can be translated as "Louis forbade that military provender (which they popularly call "fodder") be furnished. Source: Internet

In the event of Lothair dying without sons, one of Louis the Pious' younger sons would be chosen to replace him by "the people". Source: Internet

Rouen was sacked in 841, the year after the death of Louis the Pious, a son of Charlemagne. Source: Internet

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