Louis II "the Stammerrer" King of FRANCE

                   Louis II, King de France (the Stammerer)

(Andre Roux: Scrolls, 191.)
(Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 130, Line 171-38.)
(Paul, Nouveau Larousse Universel.)
(Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians, Page 258.)
(Andre Castelot, Histoire de La France, Tome 1, Page 387).

AKA: Louis II, King d'Aquitaine. Also Known As: Louis "Le Begue".

Born: in Nov 846 in Compiegne, Oise, Ile-de-France, France, son ofCharles II, King de France and Ermentrude d'Orleans . Married in 862:Ansgarde de Bourgogne , daughter of Hardouin, Count de Bourgogne; She wasgiven in marriage to Louis by her brother, Odon, often confused withOdon, Count of Troyes, an older man and one of Louis' detractors(Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians, Page 185). Note - between867 and 879: Louis II was the King of Aquitaine from 867 to 879 andbecame King of France in 877, crowned at Compiegne by Hincmar, Archbishopof Rheims on 8 October. If the children and grandchildren of Charlemagnehad an easy time ascending to the throne by virtue of their parentage,the same is not true for Louis. Louis had to be elected by the Greats -the nobles whose power had been growing steadily - and they conceded onlyafter having received countships and additional powers. Moreover, Louishad to accept the tutelage of his maternal uncle, Hughes, Marquis ofNeustria who also received the countship of Tours. He died 16 monthslater while making preparations to reprimand Bernard, Duke of Septimanie.Upon his death, nobles, looking to enhance their own power saw thekingdom partitioned between Louis III and Carloman, who were both crownedand anointed at Ferrieres in September 879 by Ansegis, Archbishop ofSens.  Louis III's portion comprised Francia and Neustria, and Carlomanruled Burgundy, Aquitaine and Gothia.

Married between 868 and 869: Adelaide=Adelheid de Paris, daughter ofAdalhard, Count de Paris.

Died: on 11 Apr 879 in France at age 32 Louis II died sooner thanexpected after having divided his kingdom between his two sons, Louis IIIand Carloman. To the older son went Francia and Neustria; and to theyounger went Bourgogne, Aquitaine and the Marche of Spain. This creationof two kingdoms is highly disputed because the two sons are not viewed bysome as legitimate because Charles le Chauve had not officiallyrecognized Louis marriage to Ansgarde.  Louis was not favored, and on 15October 879, Provence and Bourgogne recognize Richilde's (Charles leChauve's widow) brother, Bozon. Moreover, Louis, son of Louis leGermanique, also lays claim to the throne of France. Thus, to makematters rather complicated there exists three kings of France at thistime.