Louis III of France

King of France

7 dated entries naming Louis III of France, drawn from 6 separate years between 863 CE and 882 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

  • 863Louis III, king of the West Frankish Kingdom (or 865)source
  • 864Louis III, king of the West Frankish Kingdom (or 863)source
  • 865Louis III, king of the West Frankish Kingdom (or 863)source
  • 879April 10 – King Louis the Stammerer dies at Compiègne, after a reign of 18 months. He is succeeded by his two sons, Louis III and Carloman II. They are crowned at Ferrières Abbey, and rule the West Frankish Kingdom together as joint-kings.source
  • 881August 3 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville).source
  • 882August 5 – King Carloman II becomes sole ruler of the West Frankish Kingdom, after the accidental death of his brother, Louis III. His power is limited by rebellious nobles in Burgundy.source
  • 882August 5 – Louis III, king of the West Frankish Kingdomsource

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