[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch14z5:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":14,"zoom":17},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":8,"cover":9},"p4","Early Middle Ages","Alta Edad Media","476 → 987",{"fileName":10,"filePageUrl":11,"imageUrl":12,"sourceLabel":13},"François Louis Dejuinne 08265 baptême de CLovis.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois%20Louis%20Dejuinne%2008265%20bapt%C3%AAme%20de%20CLovis.JPG","/assets/p4-haut-moyen-age-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":15,"title":16},"p4ch14","Charles the Bald: The Birth of West Francia (840–877)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch14z5","877: The Capitularies of Quierzy","\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>877\u003C/strong>, Charles the Bald prepares an expedition and must ensure continuity of power during his absence. The \u003Cstrong>Capitulary of Quierzy\u003C/strong> is often associated with a simple idea: the rise of \u003Cstrong>local powers\u003C/strong> and the tendency to make offices more stable, sometimes hereditary.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🌍 Italy, war, and emergencies\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In the late 870s, Charles faces multiple fronts. After his imperial coronation (875), he must still navigate Carolingian rivalries: in \u003Cstrong>876\u003C/strong>, he is defeated at \u003Cstrong>Andernach\u003C/strong> by the sons of Louis the German.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>877\u003C/strong>, he returns to Italy to support Pope \u003Cstrong>John VIII\u003C/strong> against Saracens, then must hurry back facing the threat of \u003Cstrong>Carloman\u003C/strong>. Quierzy fits this context: the kingdom must be organised while the king is away.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧭 Governing in crisis\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The text frames the situation: how to hold the kingdom if the king departs? How to prevent counts and office holders from being overthrown or replaced amid confusion?\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The capitulary seeks to protect the existing order, effectively acknowledging that royal authority passes through local relays the king cannot manipulate at will.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏰 Toward more “territorial” loyalties\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The logic shifts: loyalty is no longer only personal; it becomes increasingly rooted in:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>offices and honours;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>territories;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>family networks.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>This movement is not an instant rupture, but a drift that foreshadows an evolution toward a more feudal world.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚰️ A brutal end of reign\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Soon after Quierzy, Charles falls ill on the return journey. He takes refuge at \u003Cstrong>Aussois\u003C/strong> and dies on \u003Cstrong>6 October 877\u003C/strong> at \u003Cstrong>Brios\u003C/strong> (today \u003Cstrong>Avrieux\u003C/strong>), at the foot of Mont‑Cenis.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Rumours quickly accuse a Jewish physician named \u003Cstrong>Zedekias\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Richilde\u003C/strong> of poisoning him, but these accusations are polemical and do not constitute historical proof.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Quierzy (877) shows a monarchy dependent on local elites.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Offices gain stability and strengthen hereditary dynamics.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The kingdom is increasingly organised by territories, not only by obedience to the centre.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"In 877 , Charles the Bald prepares an expedition and must ensure continuity of power during his absence. The Capitulary of Quierzy is often associated with a",1778543120560]