Principality of Lower Pannonia

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Was a Frankish Client state that emerged in Pannonia after the destruction of the Avar Khaganate.

Establishment

January 840: The Principality of Lower Pannonia emerges in history shortly after the creation of Great Moravia north of the Danube in 833: Pribina, until then prince of the Principality of Nitra, was expelled from his country by Mojmír I of Moravia. After various adventures, he received from the Franks the territories located in Lower Pannonia in 839 where he created the Principality.

Chronology

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1. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

1.1.Partition of the Frankish Empire (Treaty of Verdun)

The Treaty of Verdun, signed in August 843, was the first of the treaties that divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, who was the son of Charlemagne. The treaty, signed in Verdun-sur-Meuse, ended the three-year Carolingian Civil War.

September 843: The Treaty of Verdun, signed in August 843, divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious, who was the son of Charlemagne. The treaty, signed in Verdun-sur-Meuse, ended the three-year Carolingian Civil War.