Lothar I

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Lothar I was a 9th-century Carolingian emperor and king whose reign and subsequent partition of his realm helped shape the political landscape of medieval Western and Central Europe.

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Lothar I canonical 1
Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian ruler
Frankish emperor
Holy Roman Emperor (predecessor concept)
King of Italy
associatedWith Carolingian Empire
Medieval Central Europe
Medieval Western Europe
birthDate 0795
birthPlace Kingdom of the Franks
burialPlace Prüm Abbey
child Charles of Provence
Lothair II
Louis II of Italy
crownedEmperorDate 823
crownedEmperorPlace Rome
deathDate 29 September 855
deathPlace Prüm
dynasticRole Eldest surviving son of Louis the Pious
father Louis the Pious
givenName Lothar
historicalImpact His realm’s partition helped shape the borders of Western and Central Europe
house Carolingian dynasty
mother Ermengarde of Hesbaye
notableEvent Defeated at the Battle of Fontenoy (841)
Participant in the civil wars among the sons of Louis the Pious
Party to the Treaty of Verdun (843)
predecessor Louis the Pious
realmPartitionedBy Treaty of Verdun
reignEnd 855
reignStart 817
religion Christianity
sibling Charles the Bald
Louis the German
Pepin I of Aquitaine
spouse Ermengarde of Tours
successor Charles of Provence
Lothair II
Louis II of Italy
territoryRuled Burgundy
Italy
Lotharingia (core region later named after him)
Middle Francia
title Co-emperor with Louis the Pious
Emperor of the Romans
King of Italy
King of Middle Francia
linked to: King of Lotharingia

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Lothar isBorneBy Lothar I, Holy Roman Emperor
linked to: Lothar I