What is Louis the Child?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Louis the Child | image = Reichsschwert_ludwig_das_kind.jpg | caption = Louis the Child as he appears on the [[Imperial Sword]]. | full name = | succession = [[East Francia|King of East Francia]] | reign = 899 &ndash; 20/24 September 911 | coronation = 4 February 900, [[Forchheim (Oberfranken)|Forchheim]] | othertitles = | predecessor = [[Arnulf of Carinthia]] | successor = [[Conrad I of Germany|Conrad I]] | succession1 = [[Lotharingia|King of Lotharingia]] | reign1 = 900 &ndash; 20/24 September 911 | predecessor1 = [[Zwentibold]] | successor1 = [[Charles III of France]] | suc-type =Successor/Next Ruler | heir = | queen = | consort = | spouse = unknown | issue = | house = [[Carolingian dynasty]] | father = [[Arnulf of Carinthia]] | mother = [[Ota, wife of Arnulf of Carinthia|Ota]] | birth_date = September/October 893 | birth_place = [[Altötting|Ötting]] (Autingas), [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] | death_date = 20/24 September 911 (aged 17 or 18) | death_place = possibly [[Frankfurt]] | burial_date = | burial_place = monastery of [[Saint Emmeram]] in [[Regensburg]] }} '''Louis the Child''' (893 – 20/24 September 911), sometimes called '''Louis III''' or '''Louis IV''', was the king of [[East Francia]] from 899 until his death. He was also recognized as king of [[Lotharingia]] after 900. He was the last East Frankish ruler of the [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian]] dynasty. He succeeded his father, [[Arnulf of Carinthia|Arnulf]], in East Francia and his elder illegitimate half-brother [[Zwentibold]] in Lotharingia. Louis became king when he was six and reigned until his death aged 17 or 18. During his reign the country was ravaged by [[Magyar]] raids. He was born in September or October 893 in [[Altötting]], [[Duchy of Bavaria]], to king Arnulf of [[Carinthia]] and his wife, Ota. He had at least two br