Adalbero as Godfather and Educator
Bishop Adalbero of Augsburg serves as a baptismal sponsor and later as an educator of the young Louis.
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893 in Germany
Explore 7 historical events and records for Germany in 893.
Historical records for Germany in 893
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Birth of Louis the Child
Louis the Child is born, probably in September or October 893, as the legitimate son of King Arnulf and Oda.
Hatto as Baptismal Godfather
Archbishop Hatto of Mainz is recorded as one of Louis the Child's baptismal godfathers.
Invasion of Bavaria
With Magyar assistance, repulses the invaders under Sviatopluk of Moravia
Invasion of Italy
Launches his first invasion of Italy
Mother Oda
Louis's mother is Oda, who is generally associated by historians with the Conradine aristocratic family.
Only Legitimate Son of Arnulf
Louis is Arnulf of Carinthia's only son born from a fully recognized marriage, giving him the strongest legitimate claim to the East Frankish succession.
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