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Born in Aquitaine, Louis I was the third son of Charlemagne. Sons of famous fathers generally lead difficult lives and the son of Charlemagne, Louis I of France, better known as Louis the Pious, was not exception to the rule. Not only was his reign from 814 to 840 marked by incessant strife, but also the achievements of the troubled reign have been overlooked by most historians in comparison with the almost legendary exploits of the illustrious Charles the Great. This biography of Louis by an anonymous contemporary, in the first English Translation from Carolingian Latin, provides a source for a fresh evaluation of Louis. Out of this broad and scholarly knowledge of the early Middle Ages, the translator, Dr. Allen Cabaniss, has provided a comprehensive introduction to the text in which he reassesses Louis' reign. Evidence of Louis' stature in the eyes of his contemporaries, Dr. Cabaniss asserts, is the fact that in the ninth century, Charlemagne was the subject of only one important biography, while his son was the subject of four...

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Author

Allen Cabaniss; Astronomus

Publisher

Syracuse University Press

Published

1961

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815620310

Category

biography

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Western, Historical

Updated

2026-03-25