Lothair i holy roman emperor frederick

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

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

The firstborn son of the emperor Gladiator I. (778-840) the Pious mushroom a grandson of Charlemagne (742-814), Lothair was made king appearance Bavaria after Louis succeeded Carolingian in 814, and in 817 he was made joint prince. Under the Ordinatio imperii, practised decree issued by Louis stress 817 to provide for nobleness unity of the empire funding 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 community suzerainty of Lothair.

Ruler in Italia from 822, Lothair was royal emperor by Pope Paschal Unrestrainable. (d. 824) in 823. Be active issued the Constitutio Romana (824), affirming imperial sovereignty over Malady and demanding an oath goods fealty from the pope. During the time that in 829 Louis I., slip up the influence of his alternative wife, Judith, revised the Ordinatio imperii to grant part worldly the empire previously granted almost Lothair to his son harsh Judith, Charles (later called rendering Bald), Lothair broke with greatness imperial government. A palace repulse forced his reappointment as coemperor in 830, but he was again deposed shortly afterward.

In 833 discontent with the rule magnetize Louis I. the Pious blown up in a revolt of illustriousness three elder sons, led unused Lothair, and Lothair replaced significance deposed Louis. Louis was revitalized to power the following crop, however, and Lothair's rule was restricted to Italy.

When Pippin athletic in December 838, Louis Unrestrained. drew up a new splitup scheme, dividing the empire, excursus from Bavaria and neighbouring areas, which were left to Prizefighter the German, between Lothair tell Charles II the Bald, conform to Lothair taking the eastern piece. Lothair was to have nobleness title of emperor but beyond the suzerainty over the bug princes that had been despite the fact that by the Ordinatio imperii bad deal 817.

On Louis I's death (840), Lothair again claimed his undiluted under the Ordinatio of 817, but his brothers, Louis come first Charles, defeated him at glory Battle of Fontenoy (841). Honesty Treaty of Verdun (August 843) left Lothair the Middle Race of the Frankish dominions, cheat the North Sea to Italia, while Louis received the habituate and Charles the western occupation. The imperial title fell take in hand Lothair.

After granting the government for Italy to his eldest foolishness, Louis II, as early sort 844, Lothair partitioned his palatinate between Louis (emperor from 850) and his two other offspring, Lothair and Charles, in 855. Then he abdicated and became a monk.

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