Bernard of Italy
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Bernard (797 – 17 April 818) was the King of Italy from 810 to 818. He plotted against his uncle, Emperor Louis the Pious, when the latter's Ordinatio Imperii made Bernard a vassal of his cousin Lothair. When his plot was discovered, Louis had him blinded, a procedure which killed him.
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Bernard | |
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King of Italy | |
Reign | 810–818 |
Predecessor | Pepin Carloman |
Successor | Lothair I |
Born | 797 Vermandois, Francia |
Died | 17 April 818(818-04-17) (aged 20–21)[2] Aachen, Francia |
Burial | |
Consort | Cunigunda of Laon |
Issue | Pepin, Count of Vermandois |
House | Carolingian |
Father | Pepin Carloman |
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