Person
Louis the Younger
Louis the Younger was king of East Francia from 876 to 882, a son of Louis the German. He ruled Saxony, Franconia and Thuringia and later Bavaria, and in 876 defeated his uncle Charles the Bald at Andernach when Charles tried to seize the western lands of his inheritance. He married Liutgard, daughter of the Saxon count Liudolf, and was buried, like his father, at Lorsch Abbey.
Mentioned in 1 profile
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Louis the Younger. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-the-younger
- MLA
- “Louis the Younger.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-the-younger. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Louis the Younger.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-the-younger.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Louis the Younger’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-the-younger (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻