Emperor Louis the Pious

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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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Louis the Pious 62
Emperor Louis the Pious canonical 2

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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
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

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Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary foundedBy Emperor Louis the Pious
subject surface form: Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Hildesheim)
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Charles II the Bald father Emperor Louis the Pious
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Carolingian court patron Emperor Louis the Pious
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Carolingian liturgical reforms hasAgent Emperor Louis the Pious
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Einhart employedBy Emperor Louis the Pious
subject surface form: Einhard
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Einhart advisorTo Emperor Louis the Pious
subject surface form: Einhard
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Einhart patron Emperor Louis the Pious
subject surface form: Einhard
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Life of Charlemagne commissionedBy Emperor Louis the Pious
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Ansgar appointedAsArchbishopOfHamburgBy Emperor Louis the Pious
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Ansgar workedUnder Emperor Louis the Pious
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Berengar I of Italy relative Emperor Louis the Pious
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Ermengarde of Hesbaye spouse Emperor Louis the Pious
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Ermengarde of Hesbaye associatedWith Emperor Louis the Pious
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Judith of Bavaria spouse Emperor Louis the Pious
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