Capture of Barcelona by Louis the Pious

Date: April 4, 801 • Location: Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.

Louis the Pious, also called the Fair and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aquitaine from 781. As the only surviving son of Charlemagne and Hildegard, he became the sole ruler of the Franks after his father's death in 814. He held this position until his death in 840, save for November 833 to March 834 when Louis was deposed.