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Carolingian Civil Wars

840 CE – 843 CE

After Louis the Pious's death, his sons fought over Charlemagne's empire. The resulting Treaty of Verdun (843) divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms — the precursors of modern France…

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840–843 European succession crisis

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Carolingian Civil Wars

840 CE – 843 CE

After Louis the Pious's death, his sons fought over Charlemagne's empire. The resulting Treaty of Verdun (843) divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms — the precursors of modern France, Germany, and the Low Countries.

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