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Louis III of France

863–882 · Carolingians

King of France. Born at Saint-Denis. Died at Saint-Denis.

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Reigned

879–882

King of West Francia

Killed chasing a girl on horseback

Louis III of the West Franks died in 882 as a young man. The Annals of St-Vaast say he chased a girl on horseback, for a joke, as she fled into her father's house, and smashed his shoulders on the top of the doorway and his chest on the saddle.

Family

Father: Louis the Stammerer
Mother: Ansgarde of Burgundy
Siblings (3): Carloman II of France 866
Ermentrude of France 875
Charles the Simple 879

Related to

Louis III of France was the great-great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Louis III of France was the half 25× great-uncle of Victoria.
Louis III of France was the half 22× great-uncle of Louis XIV of France.