Lotharingia (Lothair II)

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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

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.

1.3.Partition of Lotharingia (treaty of Meerssen)

The Treaty of Mersen or Meerssen, concluded on 8 August 870, was a treaty of partition of the realm of Lothair II, known as Lotharingia, 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.

Disestablishment