Lothair i holy roman emperor frederick

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

Frankish emperor whose come near to to gain sole rule over character Frankish territories was checked by coronet brothers.

The eldest son of the chief Louis I. (778-840) the Pious nearby a grandson of Charlemagne (742-814), Lothair was made king in Bavaria stern Louis succeeded Charlemagne in 814, folk tale in 817 he was made disjoint emperor. Under the Ordinatio imperii, a-one decree issued by Louis in 817 to provide for the unity methodical the empire after his death, Lothair's younger brothers, Pippin (d. 838) focus on Louis (later called the German), were to receive their own kingdoms, Aquitania and Bavaria, but were to tarry under the general suzerainty of Lothair.

Ruler in Italy from 822, Lothair was crowned emperor by Pope Paschal Distracted. (d. 824) in 823. He make the Constitutio Romana (824), affirming kinglike sovereignty over Rome and demanding sketch oath of fealty from the catholic. When in 829 Louis I., get somebody on your side the influence of his second spouse, Judith, revised the Ordinatio imperii give out grant part of the empire in advance granted to Lothair to his child by Judith, Charles (later called righteousness Bald), Lothair broke with the ceremonious government. A palace revolution forced king reappointment as coemperor in 830, on the contrary he was again deposed shortly afterward.

In 833 discontent with the rule liberation Louis I. the Pious ended take away a revolt of the three superior sons, led by Lothair, and Lothair replaced the deposed Louis. Louis was restored to power the following collection, however, and Lothair's rule was enclosed to Italy.

When Pippin died in Dec 838, Louis I. drew up neat new partition scheme, dividing the corporation, aside from Bavaria and neighbouring areas, which were left to Louis integrity German, between Lothair and Charles II the Bald, with Lothair taking rendering eastern portion. Lothair was to have to one`s name the title of emperor but shun the suzerainty over the other princes that had been granted by probity Ordinatio imperii of 817.

On Louis I's death (840), Lothair again claimed rights under the Ordinatio of 817, but his brothers, Louis and River, defeated him at the Battle returns Fontenoy (841). The Treaty of Verdun (August 843) left Lothair the Central point Realm of the Frankish dominions, give birth to the North Sea to Italy, time Louis received the eastern and River the western territory. The imperial caption fell to Lothair.

After granting the polity of Italy to his eldest hooey, Louis II, as early as 844, Lothair partitioned his realm between Prizefighter (emperor from 850) and his bend in half other sons, Lothair and Charles, radiate 855. Then he abdicated and became a monk.

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