Charles II the Bald8 August 870
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald & Louis the German divide Louis II's kingdom
France · House / House of Carolingian. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald & Louis the German divide Louis II's kingdom
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Charles the Bald receives West Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of France)
Under the Treaty of Meerssen Lothar's only surviving son Emperor Louis II controls Frankish Italy
The Treaty of Meerssen is confirmed, Louis receives East Francia (which would evolve into the Kingdom of Germany). Louis II the Stammerer secures his succession with Louis the Young. A Treaty of partition of the realm of Lothair II by his uncles Louis the German of East Francia and Charles the Bald of West Francia, the two surviving sons of Emperor Louis I the Pious
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