AD 840

1 record placed in AD 840; regions: Europe.

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Death of Emperor Louis on a Rhine island

The annals state that Emperor Louis died on 20 June 840 on a Rhine island below Mainz, within sight of Ingelheim palace.

Limits: Prudentius section, pinned Wikisource revision 228344. The excerpt follows the account of his return from pursuing his son; the following passage treats Lothar's response to his father's death.

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