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Louis the Blind

880 - 928

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Louis the Blind (c. 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis the Blind is the 2,802nd most popular politician (down from 2,429th in 2019), the 885th most popular biography from France (down from 825th in 2019) and the 206th most popular French Politician.

Louis the Blind was born in 880 and died in 928. He was the son of Louis II and Adelaide of Italy. He became king of France in 922, but he was only an infant and his mother ruled as regent. In 923, she married Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, who became regent. When Louis III came of age, he overthrew his mother and Hugh the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis the Blind ranks 2,802 out of 19,576. Before him are Ram Nath Kovind, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Antigonus II Mattathias, and Plaek Phibunsongkhram. After him are Abiy Ahmed, Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, Prince Shōtoku, Joseph McCarthy, and Thomas Bach.

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Among people born in 880, Louis the Blind ranks 2. Before him is Lambert of Italy. After him are Hugh of Italy, Beatrice of Vermandois, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Harthacnut I of Denmark, Adalbert I of Ivrea, Abas I of Armenia, Fujiwara no Tadahira, and Hywel Dda. Among people deceased in 928, Louis the Blind ranks 1. After him are Tomislav of Croatia, and Ashot II of Armenia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis the Blind ranks 885 out of 6,770. Before him are Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Antoine Galland (1646), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804), Claude Chappe (1763), and Robert-François Damiens (1715). After him are Ferdinand Cheval (1836), Vincent Cassel (1966), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), and Saint Remigius (437).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis the Blind ranks 206. Before him are Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Renée of France (1510), and Adelaide of Maurienne (1092). After him are Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Theuderic II (587), Alix of France (1151), and Georges Couthon (1755).

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