Louis the Younger
| Louis the Younger | |
|---|---|
| Rex Francorum | |
Depiction from a 12th century manuscript | |
| King of Saxony | |
| Reign | 28 August 876 – 20 January 882 |
| Predecessor | Louis II as King of East Francia |
| Successor | Charles the Fat |
| King of Bavaria | |
| Reign | 22 March 880 – 20 January 882 |
| Predecessor | Carloman |
| Successor | Charles the Fat |
| Born | 830 or 835 |
| Died | 20 January 882 Frankfurt, East Francia |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Liutgard of Saxony |
| Issue | Hugh Louis Bernhard Hildegard |
| House | Carolingian |
| Father | Louis II |
| Mother | Emma of Altdorf |
Louis the Younger (830/835 – 20 January 882), sometimes called Louis the Saxon or Louis III, was the second of three sons of king Louis the German and queen Hemma, with his brothers being the elder Carloman and younger Charles. They all succeeded their father as kings in Eastern Francia on 28 August 876, in accordance with the prearranged partition, with Carloman ruling over Bavaria and the Pannonian March, Louis over Franconia, Saxony and Thuringia, and Charles over Alamannia. Louis and Charles also jointly ruled over eastern parts of Lotharingia. In 879-880, Louis acquired the western part of Lotharingia. In 880, Carloman died and his realm was inherited by Louis. By 881, the youngest brother Charles secured rule over Italy, and was crowned as emperor. Louis died in 882, without legitimate descendants, and was succeeded in all his territories, which encompassed most of East Francia, by his brother Charles.