Also known as:
Louis the Blind;
French: Louis l'Aveugle
LOUIS III, King of Provence, Roman Emperor. - Born in 882, died on 5 July 928. He belonged to the Carolingian family, being the son of Ermengard, daughter of the emperor Louis II and wife of Boso, count of Vienne, who in 879 was made king of Provence. After Boso's death (887), Provence was occupied by Charles the Fat, while Ermengard fled to Burgundy with her son L.
In 889 L. was recognized in Provence as king. When in 899 Berengar I was defeated by the Hungarians, some Italian magnates invited L., and at Pavia on 12 Oct. 900 they recognized him as king; in 901 he was crowned emperor in Rome by Benedict IV. During the return journey he was threatened by Berengar I, who had rebuilt his forces, and he undertook to leave Italy, never returning there again. In reality he reappeared there in 905 and, having gathered his partisans, succeeded in occupying Pavia and Verona, where however he was captured by Berengar, who set him free after having him blinded (21 July 905). L. returned to Provence, where he continued to reign until his death (5 July 928).
Bibliography4 worksR. Poupardin, Le royaume de Provence sous les Carolingiens, Paris 1901, pp. 93-95, 114, 118, 124-29 and passim (see index); G. de Manteyer,
BIBL.: R. Poupardin, Le royaume de Provence sous les Carolingiens, Paris 1901, pp. 93-95, 114, 118, 124-29 and passim (see index); G. de Manteyer, La Provence du premier au douzième siècle, ibid. 1908, pp. 90-101; G. Schiaparelli, I diplomi italiani di L. III e di Rodolfo II (Fonti per la storia d'Italia), Rome 1910; G. Fasoli, I re d'Italia, Florence 1949, pp. 61-70.
Cognasso, Francesco. “Ludovico III, re di provenza, imperatore romano.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1644. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/ludovico-iii-re-di-provenza-imperatore-romano.
MLA
Cognasso, Francesco. “Ludovico III, re di provenza, imperatore romano.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1644. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ludovico-iii-re-di-provenza-imperatore-romano.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec7_ludovico_iii_re_di_provenza_im,
author = {Cognasso, Francesco},
title = {Ludovico III, re di provenza, imperatore romano},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {1644},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ludovico-iii-re-di-provenza-imperatore-romano}
}
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