TREATY OF VERDUN
AUGUST 843
 

The Treaty of Verdun helped members of the Carolingian Dynasty to come to an agreement.

Emperor Louis I the Pious died and Louis' sons fought each other for the inheritance. Was it worth it? Louis I the Pious was the son of Charlemagne. Hence the inheritance was huge. See map below.

MAP OF EUROPE BEFORE THE TREATY OF VERDUN
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In June 841, the sons fought the Battle of Fontenoy. In 842, they fought the Battle of Aix-la-Chapelle.


Finally they concluded the Treaty of Verdun, and agreed as follows:

Lothar I remains emperor. His territory will be Francia Media.

Louis the German receives Francia Orientalis and Charles II the Bald receives Francia Occidentalis.

In other words, Charles got the west, Louis the east, and Lothar the middle strip that went all the way down to Italy.

And on a map it looks like this:

MAP OF EUROPE AFTER THE TREATY OF VERDUN
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Map of the Treaty of Verdun 843