Louis the Stammerer
| Louis the Stammerer | |
|---|---|
Carolingian | |
| Father | Charles the Bald |
| Mother | Ermentrude of Orléans |
Louis II, known as Louis the Stammerer (
Louis succeeded his younger brother
Family
During the peace negotiations between his father and Erispoe, duke of Brittany, Louis was betrothed to an unnamed daughter of Erispoe in 856. It is not known if this was the same daughter who later married Gurivant. The contract was broken in 857 after Erispoe's murder.
Louis was married twice. His first wife Ansgarde of Burgundy had two sons: Louis (born in 863) and Carloman (born in 866),[2] both of whom became kings of West Francia, and three daughters: Hildegarde (born in 864), Gisela (865–884).
By his second wife, Adelaide of Paris,[2]he had Princess Ermentrude (874–914)[5] and a posthumous child, Charles the Simple who would become, long after his elder brothers' deaths, king of West Francia.
With his first wife, Ansgarde of Burgundy, Louis had the following children:
- Louis III of France[5]
- Carloman II[5]
- Princess Hildegarde (born in 864)[5]
- Princess Gisela (865–884)
With his second wife, Adelaide of Paris, Louis had:
References
- ^ Riche 1993, p. 369.
- ^ a b c McKitterick 1999, p. 258.
- ^ Riche 2002, p. 837.
- ^ Bak 1990, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d e f Lößlein 2019, p. 147.
Sources
- Bak, János M. (1990). Coronations: Medieval and Early Modern Monarchic Ritual. University of California.
- Lößlein, Horst (2019). Royal Power in the Late Carolingian Age: Charles III the Simple and His Predecessors. Modern Academic Publishing.
- McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.
- Riche, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe. Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Riche, Pierre (2002). "John VIII". In Levillain, Philippe (ed.). The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies. Vol. 2. Routledge.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Louis II. of France". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 34.
