On This Day
834 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire.[4]
Louis the Pious[c] (German: Ludwig der Fromme; French: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair and the Debonaire,[3] was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father’s death in 814, a position that he held until his death except from 833 to 834, when he was deposed.
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1389 – Antoninus of Florence, Italian archbishop and saint (d. 1459)
Antoninus of Florence OP (1 March 1389 – 2 May 1459), was an Italian Dominican friar, who ruled as an archbishop of Florence. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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