Louis the Pious
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King of the Franks
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Louis I, better known as Louis the Pious , also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814, a position that he held until his death except from 833 to 834, when he was deposed.
