Middle Francia

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Was one of the kingdoms that emerged from the Treaty of Verdun of 843 that divided the Frankish Empire among the surviving sons of the emperor Louis I, the son and successor of Charlemagne. The treaty was the first 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 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.

1.2.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.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment