# Louis the Younger - King of East Francia (Saxony, Franconia)

URL: https://germany-history.com/rulers/louis-the-younger
Reign: 876–882
Born-Died: 835 - 882
Dynasty: Carolingians
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Younger

Son of Louis the German who won western Lotharingia for East Francia in the Treaty of Ribemont.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Carloman of Bavaria](https://germany-history.com/rulers/carloman-of-bavaria)
- Succeeded by: [Charles the Fat](https://germany-history.com/rulers/charles-the-fat)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 880 - [Treaty of Ribemont](https://germany-history.com/timeline/880-treaty-of-ribemont)