
66 – War for the Throne Part 2
The French History Podcast
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Louis d'Otremere and the Great War
Louis d'otremere had spent 15 years growing up in england, only to be told he was the king of west francia. He died either 33 or 34 years old, and had ruled for 18 years. When louis died, west francia held its collective breath. On the one hand, the aging hugh the great reassured queen gerberga that he supported louis the forth's eldest son, loter, in english, lothar, as the new king. But loter was only 13 year old, and hugh was unrivalled in the west. If hugh had wanted, he could have easily swept loter aside. But hugh chose
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