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Death of Louis the German, King of East Francia
On August 28, 876, Louis the German, King of East Francia, died in Frankfurt at about age 72;…
Timeline
- 876Frankfurt · HesseLouis the German died in Frankfurt, ending his East Frankish reign of over thirty years and ushering the kingdom into a period of partition among his sons and succession disputes.
- 876–878East Francia · GermanyThe three sons divided Bavaria, Saxony, and Alemannia among themselves according to their father's will, but military conflict soon broke out between the brothers, further weakening East Frankish political unity.
Sources
- Annales Fuldenses（富尔达编年史）
- Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 800–1056 — Timothy Reuter (1991)