Born
778
Died
840
Nationality
Frankish
Events involving Louis the Pious (16)
778
ID: 2896
Birth of Louis the Pious - twin son (brother dies), Charlemagne's third son but will be sole surviving legitimate heir
ID: 2896
781
ID: 2907
Louis crowned King of Aquitaine - three-year-old son made sub-king by Pope Adrian, establishing succession
ID: 2907
801
ID: 2914
Barcelona captured - Louis the Pious takes city after two-year siege, establishes Spanish March against Muslims
ID: 2914
806
ID: 2917
Divisio Regnorum - Charlemagne plans division of empire among three sons, but two die before him
ID: 2917
811
ID: 2920
Death of Charles the Younger - Charlemagne's eldest son dies, Louis the Pious now sole heir
ID: 2920
813
ID: 2922
Louis the Pious crowned co-emperor - Charlemagne personally crowns son at Aachen, no papal involvement
ID: 2922
814
ID: 2923
January 28, 814
Death of Charlemagne - dies at 71 after 46-year reign, buried in Aachen chapel, Louis inherits intact empire
ID: 2923
816
ID: 2924
Benedict of Aniane's reforms - Louis the Pious enforces Benedictine Rule in all monasteries, religious revival
ID: 2924
816
ID: 2925
Louis re-crowned by Pope - Stephen IV comes to Reims, papal coronation becomes tradition
ID: 2925
817
ID: 2926
Ordinatio Imperii - Louis names eldest son Lothair co-emperor, younger sons get kingdoms, attempts to preserve unity
ID: 2926
817
ID: 2927
Bernard of Italy rebels - nephew Bernard rebels against Ordinatio, captured, blinded, dies from wounds
ID: 2927
819
ID: 2929
Louis marries Judith of Bavaria - second marriage produces Charles the Bald (823), disrupts succession plans
ID: 2929
822
ID: 2928
Public penance at Attigny - Louis does penance for Bernard's death, perceived as weakness, nobles gain power
ID: 2928
833
ID: 2930
Field of Lies - Louis's sons rebel, army deserts him at Rothfeld, temporarily deposed, later restored
ID: 2930
834
ID: 2931
Louis restored - loyalists and clergy restore Louis, Lothair flees to Italy, empire increasingly divided
ID: 2931
840
ID: 2932
June 840
Death of Louis the Pious - dies on campaign against rebellious son Louis the German, civil war erupts immediately
ID: 2932