Louis I

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

noun

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

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The empire owes much to Louis I. Had he been the monarch of a more powerful state, the imperial crown might have been his.
Lola Montez | Edmund B. d'Auvergne
At that time Louis I., who wore the Bavarian crown, was a man sixty-one years old.
Lola Montez | Edmund B. d'Auvergne
The present facsimile is made from a copy owned by Louis I. Bredvold, with his kind permission.
An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) | Corbyn Morris
King Louis I. having furnished the means, we have no doubt that in a few years architect Denzinger will finish the two towers.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. | E. Rameur
The place, which was founded in 1843 by Louis I., king of Bavaria, was only made a town in 1859.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1 | Various

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Louis I

/ (ˈluːɪ, French lwi) /

noun

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

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