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Carolingian Civil Wars

840 CE – 843 CE · 3 years

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Lothar I
  • Louis the German & Charles the Bald

Key moments

Defining events in the Carolingian Civil Wars.

  1. 841 Battle of Fontenoy

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