Louis II

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Louis II was a 9th-century Carolingian ruler who served as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Italy, playing a key role in defending imperial territories in Italy against Arab incursions.

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Louis II canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Italy ⓘ
human ⓘ
alliedWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
birthDate circa 825 ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of San Ambrogio, Milan ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 9th century ⓘ
coronationAsEmperorDate 850 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Empire ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian Empire
deathDate 12 August 875 ⓘ
deathPlace near Brescia ⓘ
endTimeAsEmperor 875 ⓘ
endTimeAsKingOfItaly 875 ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
father Lothair I ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
house House of Carolingians ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian dynasty
languageOfRecord Latin ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
militaryConflict siege of Bari ⓘ
wars against Arab forces in southern Italy ⓘ
mother Ermengarde of Tours ⓘ
nobleTitle Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor

Rex Italiae ⓘ
notableFor campaigns in southern Italy ⓘ
defending Italy against Arab incursions ⓘ
intervention in the politics of the Papal States ⓘ
occupation ruler ⓘ
positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Italy ⓘ
King of the Lombards ⓘ
linked to: Rex Langobardorum
regnalName Louis II ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Charles of Provence ⓘ
Lothair II ⓘ
spouse Engelberga ⓘ
startTimeAsEmperor 855 ⓘ
startTimeAsKingOfItaly 844 ⓘ
style Carolingian rulership ⓘ
succeeded Lothair I as Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Lothair I

Lothair I as King of Italy ⓘ
succeededBy Charles the Bald as Emperor ⓘ
supportedBy Pope Benedict III ⓘ
Pope Leo IV ⓘ
Pope Nicholas I ⓘ
territorialFocus Kingdom of Italy ⓘ

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