Ruler · 846 – 879

Louis the Stammerer

Lived 846 – 879; monarch. King of West Francia (West Francia), 877 – 879; also in the line of Duchy of Aquitaine.

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Lived: 846 – 879; 33 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

King of West Francia

West Francia · the 2nd 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

7 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 877 – 879 · 2 years · came to it aged 31

Came to it: inheritedthe child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 879, the year they died

In 877, he succeeded his father as ruler of the entire West Francia, including Lower Burgundy with Provence, but without rule over Italy.

Also in the line of Duchy of Aquitaine (4th of 10).

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