Emperor Louis the Pious

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Carolingian ruler Frankish emperor Holy Roman Emperor King of Aquitaine King of the Franks

Emperor Louis the Pious was a 9th-century Frankish ruler, son and successor of Charlemagne, who reigned as Emperor of the Carolingian Empire and was known for his religious devotion and efforts to reform the church and imperial administration.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Louis the Pious	10

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carolingian ruler ⓘ Frankish emperor ⓘ Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ King of Aquitaine ⓘ King of the Franks ⓘ
birthDate	778 ⓘ
birthPlace	Chasseneuil-du-Poitou ⓘ Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
burialPlace	Saint-Arnoul Abbey, Metz ⓘ
child	Charles the Bald ⓘ Drogo of Metz ⓘ Gisela ⓘ Hildegard of Vinzgouw ⓘ surface form: Hildegard Lothair I ⓘ Louis the German ⓘ Pepin I of Aquitaine ⓘ Rotrude ⓘ
coronationAsCoEmperorBy	Charlemagne ⓘ
coronationAsCoEmperorDate	813 ⓘ
deathDate	840-06-20 ⓘ
deathPlace	Carolingian Empire ⓘ surface form: Frankish Empire Ingelheim am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Early Middle Ages ⓘ
father	Charlemagne ⓘ
fullName	Louis I ⓘ
house	Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
knownFor	church reform ⓘ imperial administrative reform ⓘ penitential public submissions ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ
languageOfCourt	Latin ⓘ
mother	Hildegard of Vinzgouw ⓘ
nativeName	Ludovicus Pius ⓘ
notableEvent	Field of Lies (833) ⓘ Ordinatio Imperii of 817 ⓘ civil wars with his sons ⓘ
predecessorAsEmperor	Charlemagne ⓘ
realm	Carolingian Empire ⓘ
reignAsEmperorEnd	840 ⓘ
reignAsEmperorStart	814 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfAquitaineEnd	814 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfAquitaineStart	781 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfTheFranksEnd	840 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfTheFranksStart	814 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christianity ⓘ
spouse	Ermengarde of Hesbaye ⓘ Judith of Bavaria ⓘ
succeededAsKingOfAquitaineBy	Pepin I of Aquitaine ⓘ
successorAsEmperor	Lothair I ⓘ
title	Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ surface form: Emperor of the Carolingian Empire Emperor of the Romans ⓘ King of Aquitaine ⓘ King of the Franks ⓘ