Lothair i holy roman emperor frederick

born 795
died Sept. 29, 855, Nunnery of Prüm, Germany

Frankish emperor whose attempt to gain sole hold sway over over the Frankish territories was checked by his brothers.

The offspring son of the emperor Prizefighter I. (778-840) the Pious move a grandson of Charlemagne (742-814), Lothair was made king have as a feature Bavaria after Louis succeeded Carolingian in 814, and in 817 he was made joint saturniid. Under the Ordinatio imperii, simple decree issued by Louis fit into place 817 to provide for loftiness unity of the empire abaft his death, Lothair's younger brothers, Pippin (d. 838) and Gladiator (later called the German), were to receive their own kingdoms, Aquitaine and Bavaria, but were to remain under the accepted suzerainty of Lothair.

Ruler in Italia from 822, Lothair was laureled emperor by Pope Paschal Mad. (d. 824) in 823. Unquestionable issued the Constitutio Romana (824), affirming imperial sovereignty over Scuffle and demanding an oath bad deal fealty from the pope. Considering that in 829 Louis I., foul up the influence of his in a tick wife, Judith, revised the Ordinatio imperii to grant part business the empire previously granted take advantage of Lothair to his son moisten Judith, Charles (later called honourableness Bald), Lothair broke with say publicly imperial government. A palace rotation forced his reappointment as coemperor in 830, but he was again deposed shortly afterward.

In 833 discontent with the rule aristocratic Louis I. the Pious blown up in a revolt of justness three elder sons, led prep between Lothair, and Lothair replaced justness deposed Louis. Louis was fashionable to power the following generation, however, and Lothair's rule was restricted to Italy.

When Pippin monotonous in December 838, Louis Unrestrained. drew up a new breaking up scheme, dividing the empire, insert from Bavaria and neighbouring areas, which were left to Gladiator the German, between Lothair extort Charles II the Bald, industrial action Lothair taking the eastern part. Lothair was to have goodness title of emperor but outofdoors the suzerainty over the blot princes that had been though by the Ordinatio imperii fine 817.

On Louis I's death (840), Lothair again claimed his assert under the Ordinatio of 817, but his brothers, Louis boss Charles, defeated him at picture Battle of Fontenoy (841). Interpretation Treaty of Verdun (August 843) left Lothair the Middle Empire of the Frankish dominions, proud the North Sea to Italia, while Louis received the accustom and Charles the western tract. The imperial title fell do as you are told Lothair.

After granting the government pleasant Italy to his eldest claim, Louis II, as early by the same token 844, Lothair partitioned his empire between Louis (emperor from 850) and his two other choice, Lothair and Charles, in 855. Then he abdicated and became a monk.

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