Louis III

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Louis III was a 9th-century Carolingian king of West Francia who ruled jointly with his brother Carloman II and is remembered for his military successes against Viking invaders before his early death.

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Louis III canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian monarch ⓘ
Frankish king ⓘ
King of West Francia ⓘ
birthDate circa 863 ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath riding accident ⓘ
conflict Viking raids in West Francia ⓘ
coronationDate 8 December 877 (as co-king) ⓘ
coronationPlace Ferrières Abbey ⓘ
coRuler Carloman II of West Francia ⓘ
country West Francia ⓘ
deathDate 5 August 882 ⓘ
deathPlace Saint-Denis, near Paris ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Denis
era 9th century ⓘ
father Louis the Stammerer ⓘ
grandfather Charles the Bald ⓘ
house Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
mother Ansgarde of Burgundy ⓘ
notableAchievement military victories against Viking invaders ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu ⓘ
paternalGrandmother Ermentrude of Orléans ⓘ
predecessor Louis the Stammerer ⓘ
regnalName Louis III ⓘ
reignEnd 882 ⓘ
reignStart 879 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
royalStyle King of the West Franks ⓘ
sibling Carloman II of West Francia ⓘ
successor Carloman II of West Francia ⓘ
title King of the West Franks ⓘ
linked to: King of the Franks

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Louis III of West Francia → regnalName → Louis III ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis III