
Roi des Francs Louis Martel, II

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Name Louis Martel [1] Title Roi des Francs Suffix II Birth 1 Nov 846 Picardie, France [1]
Gender Male Death 10 Apr 879 Picardie, France [1]
Burial 11 Apr 879 Picardie, France [1]
Person ID I7717 footsteps | Ancestors Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father King Of Aquitaine, Holy Roman Emperor II Charles Carolingian, b. 13 Jun 823, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany d. 6 Oct 877, Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France
(Age 54 years)
Relationship natural Mother Reine De France Ermentrudis Orleans, b. 27 Sep 830, Orléans, Centre, France d. 6 Oct 869, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
(Age 39 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 13 Dec 842 Family ID F4414 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Queen Of Western France Adelaide Paris, b. Abt 855, Normandie, France d. 10 Nov 901, Picardie, France
(Age 46 years)
Marriage 875 Children + 1. Princess of France Ermengarde Adelaide Carolignian, b. Abt 875, France d. 22 Jul 896, Aquitaine, France
(Age 21 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. King Of Western Francia Charles Carolingian, b. 17 Sep 879, Picardie, France d. 7 Oct 929, Somme, France
(Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F5384 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Notes
Louis II, known as Louis the Stammerer (French: Louis le Bègue; 1 Novem b e r 8 4 6 - 1 0 April 879), was the king of Aquitaine and later the king o f W e s t F r ancia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and E rm e n t r ude of Orléans.[1] Louis the Stammerer was physically weak and ou t l i v e d his father by a year and a half.
Louis succeeded his younger brother Charles the Child as the ruler of A q u i t a ine in 866 and his father in West Francia in 877, but he was never c r o w n e d emperor. He was crowned king on 8 October 877 by Hincmar, archbi s h o p o f R eims, at Compiegne[2] and was crowned a second time in August 8 7 8 b y P o p e John VIII at Troyes while the pope was attending a council t h e re . T h e pope may have even offered him the imperial crown, but it was d e c l i n ed. Louis had relatively little impact on politics. He was describ e d " a s i m ple and sweet man, a lover of peace, justice, and religion". I n 8 7 8 , h e g ave the counties of Barcelona, Girona, and Besalú to Wilfred t h e H a i r y. His final act was to march against the invading Vikings, but h e f e l l i l l and died on 10 April 879 at Compiègne,[4] not long after beg in n i n g t his final campaign. On his death, his realms were divided betwe e n h i s t w o sons, Carloman II and Louis III of France.
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Sources - [S58] Find A Grave Index.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.family s e a r c h.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-G8X6 : 20 October 2022), The Stammerer, ; B u r i a l , Compiegne, Departement de l'Oise, Picardie, France, Compiegne Ab b e y ; c i ting record ID 65927243, Find
- [S58] Find A Grave Index.