Ludwig III. (Eastern Franconia)

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Ludwig III. the younger (* around 835 ; † January 20, 882 in Frankfurt am Main ) from the Carolingian dynasty was King of Eastern Franconia from 876 until his death .

Life

Ludwig was the second son of Ludwigs the German and his wife Hemma . During the division of the empire in 865, the largest East Franconian sub-empire was assigned to him, consisting of Franconia , Saxony and Thuringia . In 870, with the Treaty of Meerssen , eastern Lotharingia was added. After his father's death in 876, he took control of all these areas.

Memorial plaque at the site of the Ecclesia varia in Lorsch

In the battle of Andernach on October 8, 876, he defeated the West Franconian King Charles the Bald and ended his attempts to expand to Lotharingia.

With the grandchildren of Charles the Bald , Ludwig III. and Karlmann , the Treaty of Ribemont came about in 880 , through which Ludwig also received rule over western Lotharingia .

After the death of his brother Karlmann in 880, Ludwig also got control of the early medieval kingdom of Bavaria .

Ludwig's engagement with the daughter of the Seneschal Adalhard was dissolved again in 865 under pressure from his father. He married before November 29, 874 in Aschaffenburg Liutgard of Saxony († November 17 or 30, 885), a daughter of Count Liudolf from the house of the Liudolfinger .

Ludwig and Liutgard had two children, Ludwig (* around 877; † 879) and Hildegard (* 878/881; † after 895), who was banished to Frauenchiemsee Monastery in 895 because of a conspiracy against King Arnulf. In addition, Ludwig III. an illegitimate son named Hugo (* around 855/860; † February 880), who fell against the Normans at Thiméon and was first buried in the Lorsch monastery.

Ludwig III. the younger one had no male descendant who survived him, so after his death his territory fell to his brother Charles III. the fat , East Franconian part-king in Alemannia , Italian king and emperor. He was buried in Lorsch Abbey. Since he was unable to effectively prevent the Viking invasions that began again from 879 onwards , Hinkmar von Reims described him in his annals as an "incapable king".

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predecessor Office successor
Karlmann (Under) King of Bavaria
880–882 		Charles III
personal data
SURNAME Ludwig III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ludwig the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Franconian king
DATE OF BIRTH around 835
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 882
Place of death Frankfurt am Main