Louis II “the Stammerer”, king of France
Also known as Hludowic.
King of Neustria
King of Aquitaine
King of France
Events
Date of Birth: 1 November, about 846.
Place of Birth: unknown.
The date is given by Baldwin. Settipani (p. 313) gives 1 November 846.
Date of Death: 10 April 879.
Place of Death: Compiègne.
The date and place are given by Baldwin, by Settipani (p. 313), and by Schneidmüller.
Relationships
Father: Charles the Bald, king of the Western Franks, emperor.
This relationship is given by Sirjean (p. 44), by Schneidmüller, by Settipani (p. 309), by Hlawitschka, by Bouchard (p. 102), and by Baldwin.
Mother: Ermentrude, daughter of Eudes, count of Orléans.
This relationship is given by Sirjean (p. 44), by Settipani (p. 309), by Hlawitschka, by Bouchard (p. 102), and by Baldwin.
Spouse: Ansgard (died 2 November), daughter of Harduin. Married March 862.
This relationship is given by Sirjean (p. 44), by Settipani (p. 315), by Hlawitschka, by Bouchard (p. 102), and by Baldwin.
Spouse: Adélaïde. Married about 870.
This relationship is given by Sirjean (p. 44), by Settipani (p. 316), by Hlawitschka, by Bouchard (p. 102), and by Baldwin.
Children (by Ansgard):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)
Louis III (died 5 August 882), joint-king of France.
Carloman (died 6 December 884), king of France.
Hildegarde.
Children (probably by Ansgard):
Gisela married Robert, count of Troyes.
Children (by Adélaïde):
Charles III “le Simple” (17 September 879 - 7 October 929), king of France, married (1), shortly before 19 April 907, Frederuna; married (2), in 919, Eadgifu, daughter of Edward the Elder.
References
Baldwin, Stewart. “Adélaïde” in The Henry Project. (2007).
Baldwin, Stewart. “Louis II le Bègue (the Stammerer)” in The Henry Project. (2007).
Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).
Cawley, Charles. “LOUIS” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Hlawitschka, Eduard. Vom Frankenreich zur Formierung der europäishen Staaten- und Völkergemeinschaft 840-1046: Ein Studienbuch. (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft: Darmstadt, 1986).
Schneidmüller, B. "Ludwig (II.) der Stammler" in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 5c (Stuttgart: 1991).
Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).
Sirjean, Gaston. Encyclopédie généalogique des maisons souveraines du monde: Première Partie No. 2 Les Carolingiens (1959).
Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).