Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia

846 - 879  (32 years)

• Name	Louis the Stammerer   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	King of West Francia
  Birth	1 Nov 846  [5]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"Louis le Bègue"  [5]
  Also Known As	"Louis the Stammerer"  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	866  [5]
  	King of Aquitaine
  Title	8 Oct 877–10 Apr 879  [5]
  	King of West Francia
  Death	10 Apr 879	Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Saint-Corneille Abbey, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France   [5]
  Person ID	I13	Habsburg Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles the Bald, King of West Francia ,   b. 823
  Mother	Ermentrude of Orléans, Queen of the Franks,   b. 27 Sep 823   d. 6 Oct 869 (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ansgarde of Burgundy, Queen of Aquitaine   d. 880-882
  Marriage	862  [6]
  Children	1. Louis III of France,   b. 863   2. Carloman II of France,   b. 866   3. Hildegarde of France,   b. 864   4. Gisela of France,   b. 865   d. 884 (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Adelaide of Paris, Queen of West Francia,   b. Abt. 850-853   d. 10 Nov 901 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	Feb 875  [6, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Ermentrude of France,   b. Abt. 875   d. 914 (Age ~ 39 years)   2. Charles the Simple, King of West Francia,   b. 17 Sep 879
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3] "Wigeric of Lotharingia," Wikipedia, last modified 24 Oct 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigeric_of_Lotharingia. [S4] "Ermentrude (daughter of Louis the Stammerer)," Wikipedia, last modified 29 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermentrude_(daughter_of_Louis_the_Stammerer). [S5] "Ricwin, Count of Verdun," Wikipedia, last modified 18 Jun 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricwin,_Count_of_Verdun. [S6] "Cunigunda of France," Wikipedia, last modified 25 Jan 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunigunda_of_France. [S18] "Louis the Stammerer," Wikipedia, last modified 24 Apr 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Stammerer. [S19] "Ansgarde of Burgundy," Wikipedia, last modified 29 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansgarde_of_Burgundy. [S20] "Adelaide of Paris," Wikipedia, last modified 27 Mar 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Paris.