The landing of fresh bands of Saracens compelled Adelchis to release his prisoner a month later, and Louis was forced to swear he would take no revenge for this injury, nor ever enter Benevento with an army. He at once claimed the rights of an emperor in the city, which claim was decisively rejected; but in 850 he was crowned joint emperor at Rome by Pope Leo IV, and soon afterwards, in 851, married Engelberga and undertook the independent government of Italy.

Louis was the eldest son of the Emperor Lothair I and The division of Lothair's dominions, by which he obtained no territory outside Italy, aroused his discontent, and in 857 he allied himself with In 863, on the death of his brother Charles, Louis received the kingdom of In his efforts to restore order in Italy, Louis met with considerable success both against Italy's turbulent princes and against the Meanwhile, his brother Lothair had died in 869, and owing to his detention in southern Italy, Louis failed to prevent the partition of Then Louis won further successes against the Saracens, who were driven from His ordinal and nickname comes from the fact that he was the second Louis to be emperor after his grandfather

Louis II the Younger (825 – 12 August 875) was the King of Italy from 844 and then Emperor from 855 until his death. He gave up his hopes and withdrew to northern Italy, where he died shortly thereafter. But after Louis had secured the election of Pope Nicholas I in 858, he became reconciled with his brother, and received some lands south of the Jura mountains in return for assistance given to Lothair in his efforts to obtain a divorce from his wife, Teutberga.In 863, on the death of his brother Charles, Louis received the kingdom of Provence, and in 864 came into collision with Pope Nicholas I over his brother's divorce. The archbishops, who had been deposed by Nicholas for proclaiming this marriage invalid, obtained the support of the emperor, who reached Rome with an army in February 864; but, having been seized with fever, he made peace with the pope and left the city.In his efforts to restore order in Italy, Louis met with considerable success both against Italy's turbulent princes and against the Saracens who were ravaging southern Italy. In 856, the imperial couple were hosted in Venice by Doge Pietro Tradonico and his son Giovanni Tradonico. In 866 he routed these invaders, but could not follow up his successes owing to the lack of a fleet. Louis II, sometimes called the Younger, was the king of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone. A few years later, Engelberga began to exert her influence in a conflict between Pope Nicholas I and Archbishop John of Ravenna. Boso V of Arles, a faithful of Charles, kidnapped Engelberga and her only surviving daughter, Ermengard. In 876, after the death of Louis the German, Charles invaded Louis’s possessions but was defeated at Andernach by Louis’s son, Louis III the Younger. Geni requires JavaScript! He was designated King of Italy in 839 and took up his residence in that country and was crowned king at Rome by Pope Sergius II on 15 June 844. Radelchis, now pacified, had no need of his Saracen mercenaries and happily betrayed them to the emperor. Louis II the Younger[1] (825 – 12 August 875) was the King of Italy from 844 and then Emperor from 855 until his death. He marched into the south of Italy in the year of his imperial coronation and compelled the rival dukes of Benevento, Radelchis I and Siconulf, to make peace. Louis's usual title was imperator augustus, but he used imperator Romanorum after his conquest of Bari in 871, which led to poor relations with the Eastern Roman Empire, he was called imperator Italiae in West Francia. ^ Post cuius obitum magna tribulatio in Italia advenit. In 866 he began an extensive campaign that, with the help of the Byzantine fleet, culminated in the conquest of the Arab headquarters at Bari (February 871). Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. He confirmed the usurping regent Peter as prince of Salerno in December 853, displacing the dynasty he had installed there three years earlier.

He was designated King of Italy in 839 and took up his residence in that country and was crowned king at Rome by Pope Sergius II on 15 June 844. On the death of his father in September 855, he became sole emperor.The division of Lothair's dominions, by which he obtained no territory outside Italy, aroused his discontent, and in 857 he allied himself with Louis the German against his own brother Lothair, King of Lotharingia, and King Charles the Bald. Engelberga sent a communication to Nicholas, guaranteeing his safety if he were to come to court to negotiate with her husband. Louis II of Italy, HRE b. ca. ), MGH SS rerum Langobardicarum (Hannover: 1878), 222–30, §18.Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Louis II, Holy Roman EmperorKing of Italy (15 June 844 — 12 August 875) with Lothair I (844-855)and [Emperor of the Romans] (850 – 12 August 875) with Lothair I (850-855)Frankish emperor (850-875) who, as ruler of Italy, was instrumental in checking the Arab invasion of the peninsula.The eldest son of the Frankish emperor Lothair I, who ruled the "middle realm" of what had once been Charlemagne's empire, Louis took over the administration of Italy on his father's behalf in 844 and was crowned king of the Lombards in Rome on June 15 of that year. Andreas, Historia in Georg Waitz (ed. He then quashed some accusations against Pope Leo and held a Diet at Pavia. Ghedi, Brescia, Regno di Langobardi (d'Italia), Frankish EmpireMilan, Regno di Langobardi (d'Italia), Frankish Empire Definitions of Louis_II_of_Italy, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of Louis_II_of_Italy, analogical dictionary of Louis_II_of_Italy (English) Returning to northern Italy, he died, near Ghedi, in what is now the province of Brescia, on August 12, 875, and was buried in the church of Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio at Milan, having named as his successor in Italy his cousin Carloman, son of Louis the German.1. In 840 at the age of 15 he was appointed king of Italy by his father and from 855 onwards, he was sole emperor in the west. Their meeting resulted in an agreement whereby the bishops were allowed to return and the siege was ended.In subsequent years she was granted additional titles by her husband, due in large part to her diplomatic role.

His mediation split the Lombard duchy and gave Radelchis his share with Benevento as his capital and gave Salerno as a principality independent to Siconulf. He was designated King of Italy in 839 and took up his residence in that country and was crowned king at Rome by Pope Sergius II on 15 June 844.