Louis the Pious, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire

778 - 840  (62 years)

• Name	Louis the Pious   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
  Birth	16 Apr 778	Chasseneuil, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Baptism	12 Apr 781	Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"Louis the Debonaire"   [3]
  Also Known As	"Louis the Fair"   [3]
  Also Known As	Hludowicus Pius  [3]
  Also Known As	Louis le Pieux  [3]
  Also Known As	Ludwig der Fromme  [3]
  Fact	twin of brother Lothair   [2]
  Title	813–840  [1, 2, 3]
  	Emperor of the Carolingian Empire
  Title	Emperor of the Romans  [3]
  Title	781–814  [1, 2, 3]
  	King of Aquitaine
  Title	814–840  [3]
  	King of the Franks
  Death	20 Jun 840	Ingelheim am Rhein, Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Abbey of Saint-Arnould, Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France   [3]
  Person ID	I1094	Trastámara Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Charlemagne, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire,   b. 2 Apr 747, Francia d. 28 Jan 814, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Hildegard of Anglachgau, Queen of the Franks,   b. Abt. 757, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 30 Apr 783, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, France (Age ~ 26 years)
  Marriage	771  [1, 2, 6]
  Family ID	F350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ermengarde of Hesbaye, Empress of the Carolingian Empire,   b. Abt. 778   d. 3 Oct 818, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 794  [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Lothair I of Francia, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire ,   b. 795   d. 29 Sep 855 (Age 60 years)   2. Pepin I of Aquitaine, King of Aquitaine,   b. 797   d. 838 (Age 41 years)   3. Adelaide of Francia,   b. Abt. 799   4. Rotrude of Francia,   b. 800   5. Hildegard of Francia, Abbess of Notre-Dame in Laon,   b. Abt. 802 + 6. Louis the German, King of Bavaria,   b. Abt. 806   d. 876 (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Judith of Bavaria, Empress of the Carolingian Empire,   b. Abt. 797   d. 19 Apr 843, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (Age ~ 46 years)
  Marriage	820  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Gisela of Francia, Duchess of Friuli,   b. 820 + 2. Charles the Bald, King of West Francia,   b. 823
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Arnuf of Sens   2. Apais of Paris
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

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  Louis the Pious, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] "Hildegard (queen)," Wikipedia, last modified 23 Mar 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_(queen). [S72] "Charlemagne," Wikipedia, last modified 16 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne. [S178] "Louis the Pious," Wikipedia, last modified 25 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious. [S198] "Ermengarde of Hesbaye," Wikipedia, last modified 3 Nov 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermengarde_of_Hesbaye. [S174] "Robertiens," Wikipedia, last modified 20 Nov 2024, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertiens. [S180] "Gerold of Anglachgau," Wikipedia, last modified 4 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerold_of_Anglachgau.