533. Louis I "le Debonaire" , King of France, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis I was quite successful in the first years of his reign, but in 817 he yielded to the wishes of his sons and gave them each a share of his dominion, and hence arose complications which he was incapable of managing, and from which resulted the dissolution of the Empire.
542. Ethelwulf (Æthelwulf, Noble Wolf) , King of Wessex
It was in his reign that the Danes finally deared to winter in England for the first time. He routed them in 851.
By the "disinterested" advise of St. Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, he granted all of his dominions to the Church.
Sometimes confused with St. Osburga who founded Coventry Abbey
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