Editing Louis the Child (section)

===Death and succession===
In a state of despair, possibly afflicted by severe [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], Louis died at [[Frankfurt am Main]] on 20 or 24 September 911, seventeen or eighteen years old. Louis was buried in the monastery of [[St. Emmeram's Abbey|Saint Emmeram's]] in [[Regensburg]], where his father Arnulf also lay. His death brought an end to the eastern branch of the Carolingian dynasty.

In 911 the dukes of East Francia elected [[Conrad I of Germany|Conrad of Franconia]], son of Gebhard, as the king, while the nobles of Lotharingia elected the Carolingian [[Charles the Simple]], already king of [[West Francia]], as their king.