Louis the Younger, having fallen ill in…

Louis the Younger, having fallen ill in 881, dies in Frankfurt on January 20, 882.

He is buried beside his father in the abbey of Lorsch.

By his wife Luitgard of Saxony, he had had a son called Louis (877–879), who died in a fall from a palace window, and a daughter called Hildegard (878–895).

Louis had also fathered an illegitimate son, Hugh (855/60 – February 880), either with the daughter of Adalard or with an earlier concubine.

Since he leaves no heir, all his territories fall to his brother Charles, who thus can reunite the entire East Frankish kingdom.

Hildegard will later join with the Bavarian magnate Engeldeo in conspiring against King Arnulf and will deprived of her "public honors" in 895, according to the Annals of Fulda.