His reign saw revolts by Bulgars under Omortag and Croats under Ljudevit, and he faced opposition from people such as Counts Hugh and Matfrid due to his unpopular minister Bernard of Septimania.
This ruler held an ecclesiastic council in his capital which allowed for new churches to collect local tithes, establishing the parochial system. His reign saw revolts by Bulgars under Omortag and Croats under Ljudevit, and he faced opposition from people such as Counts Hugh and Matfrid due to his unpopular minister Bernard of Septimania. Early in his reign he promoted a former serf to the position of Archbishop of Rheims and ordered the tonsuring of his father's cousins Adalard and (*) Wala. He blinded his rebellious nephew Bernard, and the aforementioned Ebbo of Rheims denounced him at Soissons, where he was detained following a meeting in Alsace known as the "Field of Lies." He structured his empire in the Ordinatio Imperii, though it failed to prevent a succession crisis not resolved until the Treaty of Verdun. For 10 points, name this son of Charlemagne.
This ruler held an ecclesiastic council in his capital which allowed for new churches to collect local tithes, establishing the parochial system.
{Louis} the {Pious} [or {Louis} I]