What did Louis II do?

Louis II, (born c. 822—died Aug. 12, 875, near Brescia, Lombardy), Frankish emperor (850–875) who, as ruler of Italy, was instrumental in checking the Arab invasion of the peninsula.

What is Louis the German known for?

Louis the German (c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany and Louis II of East Francia, was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 843 to 876 AD.

Which Frankish king was the brother of Louis the German?

Two Frankish kings were brothers to Louis the German: Lothair I and Charles the Bald. Lothair was Louis’ full brother as they shared a father in Louis…

Who was the crazy king in Germany?

Ludwig II
Ludwig ascended to the throne in 1864 at the age of 18….Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Ludwig II
Born	25 August 1845 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, German Confederation
Died	13 June 1886 (aged 40) Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, German Empire
Burial	St. Michael’s Church, Munich
Names Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm

What was Germany called in medieval times?

Some areas of the original German territories, known collectively as Germania, were officially under Roman rule beginning in the first century BCE.

Which king’s territory became known as the Holy Roman Empire?

On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne as emperor, reviving the title in Western Europe, more than three centuries after the fall of the earlier ancient Western Roman Empire in 476.

What is Charlemagne real name?

Charlemagne (Charles the Great, also known as Charles I, l. 742-814) was King of the Franks (r. 768-814), King of the Franks and Lombards (r.

Does the Bavarian royal family still exist?

Their ancestral lands of the Palatinate and Bavaria were Prince-electorates, and the family had three of its members elected emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire….

House of Wittelsbach
Founder	Otto I
Current head	Franz, Duke of Bavaria
Final ruler	Ludwig III

Did the Franks invade Rome?

Frank, member of a Germanic-speaking people who invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century.