Ruler · 863 – 882

Louis III of France

Lived 863 – 882; monarch. King of West Francia (West Francia), 879 – 882.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 863 – 882; 19 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 1; West Francia
Left it: died by accident; Wikidata's manner of death

King of West Francia

West Francia · the 3rd of 12 dated reigns · 843 – 987

Charles the Bald843 – 877

Louis the Stammerer877 – 879

Louis III of France879 – 882

Carloman II879 – 884

Charles the Fat885 – 887

Odo of France888 – 898

6 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 879 – 882 · 3 years · came to it aged 16

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died by accidentWikidata's manner of death: accidental death; horse fall

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