For the king of France known as Louis the Younger, see Louis VII of France. For the emperor of that name, see Louis II of Italy.
King of Saxony
Louis the Younger
King of Saxony
Reign
28 August 876 – 20 January 882
Predecessor
Louis II as King of East Francia
Successor
Charles III
King of Bavaria
Reign
22 March 880 – 20 January 882
Predecessor
Carloman
Successor
Charles III
Born
830 or 835
Died
20 January 882 Frankfurt, East Francia
Burial
Lorsch Abbey
Spouse
Liutgard of Saxony
Issue
Hugh Louis Bernhard Hildegard
House
Carolingian
Father
Louis II
Mother
Emma of Altdorf
Louis the Younger (830/835 – 20 January 882), sometimes called Louis the Saxon[1][2] or Louis III,[3] was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Hemma.[4] He succeeded his father as the King of Eastern Francia on 28 August 876 and his elder brother Carloman as King of Bavaria from 879 to 882. He died in 882 and was succeeded in all his territories, which encompassed most of East Francia, by his younger brother, Charles the Fat, already king of Italy and emperor.
^Weinzierl, Eduard von (1877). Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Geschichte (in German). Austrian National Library. p. 110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Bradshaw, George (1867). Illustrated hand-book to Germany. London. pp. xxi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Louis the Pious and Louis the German would be Louis I and Louis II, respectively, in this numbering. If counted as "Louis III of Germany," he should not be confused with Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor, or Louis the Child.
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