Lothair I

Also known as Lothar I, Lotharius, Lodharius

Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 817 to 855

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Lothair I, born in Altdorf in 795, was a male monarch and writer of the Carolingian dynasty. He held the noble titles of king of Franks and monarch of Italy within the Carolingian Empire. His father was Louis the Pious, and his mother was Ermengarde of Hesbaye. Lothair was married to Ermengarde of Tours, and they had three children: Louis II of Italy, Lothair II of Lotharingia, and Charles of Provence. He was a sibling to Louis the German, Pepin I of Aquitaine, Charles the Bald, and Gisela.

Lothair I spoke Latin and is recognized as a saint. He died in Prüm on September 29, 855, and was buried at Prüm Abbey. His works include *Die Urkunden Lothars I. und Lothars II*. He is described in sources such as the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Born: 795
Died: 855
Works: 1

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Die Urkunden Lothars I. und Lothars II

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Works in European collections

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Encyclopedic overview

Lothair I (9th. C. Frankish: Ludher and Medieval Latin: Lodharius; Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (817–855, with his father until 840) and King of Italy (818–855) and Middle Francia (843–855).

Lothair I was the eldest son of the Carolingian emperor Louis I and his wife Ermengarde of Hesbaye, daughter of Ingerman the duke of Hesbaye. On several occasions, Lothair led his full-brothers Pepin I of Aquitaine and Louis the German in revolt against their father to protest against attempts to make their half-brother Charles the Bald a co-heir to the Frankish domains. Upon the father's death, Charles and Louis joined forces against Lothair in a three-year dynastic war (840–843). The struggles between the brothers led directly to the breakup of the Frankish Empire assembled by their grandfather Charlemagne, and laid the foundation for the development of modern France and Germany.

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