Louis the German

Louis the German (; c. 806 – 28 August 876) was the first king of East Francia and one of Charlemagne's grandchildren. Louis ruled from 843 to 876 and was the third son of Louis the Pious. After a series of conflicts with his father and brothers, he received the East Frankish kingdom through the Treaty of Verdun in 843.

Louis tried but failed to conquer his half-brother Charles the Bald's kingdom in 858-59. He acquired Lotharingia in the Treaty of Meerssen in 870 but was unable to claim the title of Emperor of Italy. He managed to reach a peace agreement with the Moravians in 874 after decades of conflict.

Louis ruled Bavaria from Regensburg. He married Hemma in 827. His rule saw a decline in the creation of written administration and government documents.

Category:800s births
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Category:Kings of East Francia