Lothair the Lame

Lothair the Lame (French: Lothaire le Boiteux, c. 848 – 865[1]) was a French prince, the third son and fourth child of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans.[2] As he was born disabled, his parents sent him away to a monastery early in life. In 861, he became a monk. In his last years he was abbot of Montier-en-Der and Saint-Germain of Auxerre,[3] where he died in 865 at the age of 17 or 18.

Lothair
FatherCharles the Bald
MotherErmentrude of Orléans

References

  1. McKitterick 1999, p. 355.
  2. Heidecker 2010, p. 126.
  3. McKitterick 1999, p. 188.

Sources

  • Heidecker, Karl Josef (2010). The Divorce of Lothar II: Christian Marriage and Political Power in the Carolingian World. Translated by Guest, Tanis M. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801439292.
  • McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.
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