What is Louis III of France?
{{Infobox Monarch | name =Louis III | title =King of France | image =King Louis III.gif | caption =King Louis III | reign =879 – 882 | coronation = | full name = | predecessor =[[Louis the Stammerer]] | successor =[[Carloman II of France]] | suc-type =Brother | heir = | queen = | consort = | spouse = | issue = | royal house = | royal anthem = | father =[[Louis the Stammerer]] | mother =[[Ansgarde]] | birth_date = c. 863-865 | birth_place = | death_date =5 August 882 | death_place =Saint Denis | burial_date = | burial_place = }} '''Louis III of France''' (863/865 – 5 August 882) was the [[king of France|King of Western Francia]]. He was the second son of King [[Louis the Stammerer]] and [[Ansgarde]]. He and his brother [[Carloman II of France|Carloman]], both became king together and ruled together after his father's death in 879. Louis won an important battle against the [[Viking]] pirates at the [[Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu]], in 881. He died in August 882 at [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint Denis]] after falling from his horse. Because he had no children, his brother Carloman became the sole king. {{Monarchs of France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 03 Of France}} [[Category:860s births]] [[Category:882 deaths]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of France]] {{bio-stub}}