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For the Polish duke, see Louis I of Brzeg.

Louis the Pious^[d] (Latin: Hludowicus Pius; French: Louis le Pieux; German: Ludwig der Fromme; 16 April – 20 June ),^[2] also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from He was also King of Aquitaine from As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in , a position that he held until his death except from November to March , when he was deposed.

During his reign in Aquitaine, Louis was charged with the defence of the empire's southwestern frontier. He conquered Barcelona from the Emirate of Córdoba in and asserted Frankish authority over Pamplona and the Basques south of the Pyrenees in As emperor, he included his adult sons, Lothair, Pepin and Louis, in the government and s