Louis the Blind

Louis the Blind
Emperor of the Romans
Silver denarii minted in the name of Pope Benedict IV (obverse) and Emperor Louis (reverse)
Emperor in Italy
Reign	901–905
Coronation	February 901, Rome
Predecessor	Arnulf
Successor	Berengar I
King of Italy
Reign	900–905
Predecessor	Arnulf
Successor	Berengar I
King of Provence
Reign	887–928
Predecessor	Boso
Successor	Hugh
Born	c. 880 Provence
Died	5 June 928 Vienne, Provence
Spouses	Anna of Constantinople[1] Adelaide of Burgundy
Issue	by Anna Charles Constantine Anna of Provence by Adelaide Rudolph
House	Bivinids
Father	Boso
Mother	Ermengard

Louis the Blind (c. 880 – 5 June 928^[2]) was the king of Provence from 11 January 887, King of Italy from 12 October 900, and briefly Holy Roman Emperor, as Louis III, between 901 and 905. His father was a Bosonid and his mother was a Carolingian. He was blinded after a failed invasion of Italy in 905.