# Louis the Stammerer

> A Carolingian king who ruled West Francia for eighteen months, physically frail and politically marginal, crowned twice yet never emperor - remembered now mostly for the nickname that stuck.

*King of West Francia from 877 to 879*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/louis-the-stammerer

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 0846-11-01
- **Died:** 0879-04-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 1 November 846, eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans, Louis inherited Aquitaine in 866 after his younger brother Charles the Child died. When his father died in 877, he took the throne of West Francia - minus Italy, minus the imperial title - and was crowned at Compiègne that October by Archbishop Hincmar. Pope John VIII crowned him again the following August at Troyes and may have dangled the imperial crown; Louis declined. Described as "a simple and sweet man, a lover of peace, justice, and religion," he left light marks: in 878 he handed Barcelona, Girona, and Besalú to Wilfred the Hairy. His last act was to march against Viking raiders in early 879. He fell ill on campaign and died at Compiègne on 10 April, a year and a half after his father. His two sons split the realm; Boso of Provence tried to claim the rest.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Luís II de França](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_II_de_Fran%C3%A7a)
- [Lodewijk de Stamelaar](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodewijk_de_Stamelaar)
- [Luigi II di Francia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_II_di_Francia)
- [路易二世 (西法兰克)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B7%AF%E6%98%93%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96_(%E8%A5%BF%E6%B3%95%E5%85%B0%E5%85%8B))
- [ルイ2世 (西フランク王)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A42%E4%B8%96_(%E8%A5%BF%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E7%8E%8B))
- [Людовик II Заика](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA_II_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [Ludwik II Jąkała](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwik_II_J%C4%85ka%C5%82a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182840)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Stammerer)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Louis%20the%20Stammerer)
- [Луи II (Франция)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B8_II_(%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F))
- [Loeiz II (roue ar Franked)](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loeiz_II_(roue_ar_Franked))
- [Luj II, kralj Zapadne Franačke](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luj_II%2C_kralj_Zapadne_Frana%C4%8Dke)
- [Lluís el Tartamut](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llu%C3%ADs_el_Tartamut)
- [Ludvík II. Koktavý](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludv%C3%ADk_II._Koktav%C3%BD)
- [Ludvig den Stammende](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_den_Stammende)
- [Ludwig II. (Frankreich)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II._(Frankreich))
- [Λουδοβίκος ο Τραυλός](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A4%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%82)
- [Ludoviko la 2-a (Francio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludoviko_la_2-a_(Francio))
- [Luis II de Francia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_II_de_Francia)
- [Louis II (Lääne-Frangi kuningas)](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II_(L%C3%A4%C3%A4ne-Frangi_kuningas))
- [Luis II.a Totela](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_II.a_Totela)
- [لوئی دوم، پادشاه فرانسه](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%87)
- [Ludvig Änkyttäjä](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_%C3%84nkytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4)
- [Ludwig II. (Frankrik)](https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II._(Frankrik))
- [Louis II le Bègue](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II_le_B%C3%A8gue)
- [Loadewyk de Stammerder](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loadewyk_de_Stammerder)
- [Людовік II Заіка](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BA_II_%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0)
- [II Kəkələyən Lüdovik](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_K%C9%99k%C9%99l%C9%99y%C9%99n_L%C3%BCdovik)
- [لویی الکن](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%86)

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