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Holy Roman Emperor Louis III captured, blinded, and forced to relinquish his royal Italian and imperial crowns

Louis the Blind (880 – 5 June 928) was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III.

Louis the Blind (880 – 5 June 928) was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III. His father was king Boso, from the Bosonid family, and his mother was Ermengard, a Carolingian princess and only child of Emperor Louis II. In 905, he was blinded and lost Italy, retreating to his remaining domains in Provence and Lower Burgundy.

In historiography, he is styled as King of Provence, or King of Burgundy.

Historical Significance

Louis the Blind (880 – 5 June 928) was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III.

Events Before

  1. Pope Formosus crowned Arnulf King of Carinthia and Holy Roman Emperor

    Pope Formosus (816 – 896) was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896.

  2. Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya destroys Taormina, Sicily

    Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad (27 June 850 – 23 October 902) was the Emir of Ifriqiya. He ruled from 875 until his abdication in 902.

  3. Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher

    Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher

  4. Byzantine city Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli

    Byzantine city Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli

Events After

  1. Date of the last known Maya "long count" inscription on a stela at the city of Toniná (modern Chiapas state, Mexico)

    Tonina (or Toniná in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site and ruined city of the Maya civilization located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km (8.1 mi) east...

  2. Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

    Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

  3. The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhal

    The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex

  4. One of the last known Maya dated monuments, a stela from the city of Itzimte (modern Guatemala)

    Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.

  5. Benedictine abbey of Cluny founded by William, Duke of Aquitaine, in Burgundy, France, one of the greatest monasteries o

    Benedictine abbey of Cluny founded by William, Duke of Aquitaine, in Burgundy, France, one of the greatest monasteries of Western Europe

More from the 900s

Date of the last known Maya "long count" inscription on a stela at the city of Toniná (modern Chiapas state, Mexico)

Tonina (or Toniná in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site and ruined city of the Maya civilization located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km (8.1 mi) east...

Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher

Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher

Byzantine city Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli

Byzantine city Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on July 21, 905?
Louis the Blind (880 – 5 June 928) was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III. His father was king Boso, from the Bosonid family, and his mother was Ermengard, a Carolingian princess and only child of Emperor Louis II. In 905, he was blinded and lost Italy, retreating to his remaining domains in Provence and Lower Burgundy.
Why is Holy Roman Emperor Louis III captured, blinded, and forced to relinquish his ... significant?
Louis the Blind (880 – 5 June 928) was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III.

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