Louis I

[ loo-ee, loo-is; French lwee ]

noun

1. le Débonairethe Pious, a.d. 788–840, king of France and Germany 814–840; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814–840 (son of Charlemagne).

Louis I

/ ˈluːɪ; lwi /

noun

1. Louis I778840MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Louis the Pious or Louis the Debonair. 778–840 ad , king of France and Holy Roman Emperor (814–23, 830–33, 834–40): he was twice deposed by his sons

Example Sentences

The empire owes much to Louis I. Had he been the monarch of a more powerful state, the imperial crown might have been his.

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At that time Louis I., who wore the Bavarian crown, was a man sixty-one years old.

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The present facsimile is made from a copy owned by Louis I. Bredvold, with his kind permission.

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King Louis I. having furnished the means, we have no doubt that in a few years architect Denzinger will finish the two towers.

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The place, which was founded in 1843 by Louis I., king of Bavaria, was only made a town in 1859.

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