Italy (Louis II of Italy)

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Was one of the kingdoms that emerged with the Treaty of Prüm of 855, where the Emperor of Middle Francia, Lothair I, divided his domains among his three sons. The treaty was the second of the four partition treaties of the Carolingian Empire. These Partition Treaties were the Treaties of Verdun (843), Prüm (855), Meerssen (870), and Ribemont (880).

Establishment

September 855: The Treaty of Prüm, concluded on 19 September 855, was the second of the partition treaties of the Carolingian Empire. As Emperor Lothair I was approaching death, he divided his realm of Middle Francia among his sons.

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 Middel Francia (Treaty of Prüm)

The Treaty of Prüm, concluded on 19 September 855, was the second of the partition treaties of the Carolingian Empire. As Emperor Lothair I was approaching death, he divided his realm of Middle Francia among his sons.

1.2.Partition of the Kingdom of Provence

When Frankish King Charles of Provence died, his realm was divided between his two brothers: Lothair received the bishoprics of Lyon, Vienne and Grenoble, Louis II received Arles, Aix and Embrun.

January 863: When Charles died, his elder brother Emperor Louis II also claimed Provence, so the realm was divided between the two: Lothair received the bishoprics of Lyon, Vienne and Grenoble, to be governed by Gerard; Louis II received Arles, Aix and Embrun.

January 863: A part of lotharingia was occupied by italy.

1.3.Death of Louis II of Italy

In 875, after the death of the Emperor Louis II of Italy, West Frankish King Charles the Bald, who was the uncle of Louis II, succesfully claimed the Italian crown.

December 875: In 875, after the death of the Emperor Louis II (son of his half-brother Lothair), Charles the Bald, supported by Pope John VIII, traveled to Italy, receiving the royal crown at Pavia and the imperial insignia in Rome on 29 December.