Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Louis the German Biography and Timeline

Follow Louis the German through 4 dated historical records for Germany.

Louis the German, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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841–843Years on this page

841

Battle of Fontenay

King · Fontenay · Warfare / Civil War

The brothers Louis the German & Charles defeat their elder brother Lothair I

Role range: 0814-0847

842

Oath

King · Strasburg · House / House of Carolingian

Swears an oath of loyalty to Charles the Bald

Role range: 0814-0847

843

Rule of Germany

King · Verdun · House / House of Carolingian

Louis succeeds to the German lands from Charlemagne after the Treaty of Verdun

Role range: 0814-0847

Treaty of Verdun

King · Verdun · House / House of Carolingian

Louis succeeds to the German lands from Charlemagne after the Treaty of Verdun

Role range: 0814-0847

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.