Louis III

king of the East Franks
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Also known as: Louis the Younger, Ludwig der Jüngere
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Byname:
Louis the Younger
German:
Ludwig der Jüngere
Born:
c. 830
Died:
Jan. 20, 882, Frankfurt

Louis III (born c. 830—died Jan. 20, 882, Frankfurt) was the king of part of the East Frankish realm who, by acquiring western Lotharingia (Lorraine) from the West Franks, helped to establish German influence in that area. A son of Louis II the German, king of the East Franks, Louis the Younger invaded Aquitaine on his father’s orders in 854. For some time Charles the Bald, Louis the German’s half brother and king of the West Franks, had been attempting to conquer the Aquitanian kingdom, and in 852 he imprisoned Pippin II of Aquitaine, his nephew. In the following year ...(100 of 241 words)