[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch14z9: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},"p4ch14z9","869–870: Metz and Meerssen (Lotharingia)","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Lotharingia\u003C/strong> (born from Middle Francia) becomes, after Verdun, a hinge space: a corridor of borders, a stake of prestige, and a zone of rivalry between West and East Francia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 869: Charles, king of Lotharingia\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>After \u003Cstrong>Lothair II\u003C/strong> dies, Charles the Bald has himself recognised in Lotharingia. On \u003Cstrong>9 September 869\u003C/strong>, he is crowned at \u003Cstrong>Metz\u003C/strong>, with the support of \u003Cstrong>Hincmar of Reims\u003C/strong>. Local clergy and some lay great men emphasise the idea of elite consent in Lotharingia, and Charles must make commitments toward his new subjects.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The episode highlights a major point: in the 9th century, sovereignty is built through rituals (coronation), but also through political promises and alliances.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>📜 870: Meerssen, a partition between brothers\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The takeover is contested. \u003Cstrong>Louis the German\u003C/strong> intervenes, and in \u003Cstrong>August 870\u003C/strong>, the Treaty of \u003Cstrong>Meerssen\u003C/strong> forces Charles to cede part of Lotharingia.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The frontier then follows natural and political markers (including the \u003Cstrong>Moselle\u003C/strong>), fixing a durable separation between West and East. The treaty also grants Charles a share north of the kingdom of Provence, within a complex game of Carolingian inheritances.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Lotharingia is a central border space after Verdun.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Metz (869) shows conquest legitimised by coronation and commitments.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Meerssen (870) stabilises a partition, but installs a durable rivalry between West and East.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Lotharingia (born from Middle Francia) becomes, after Verdun, a hinge space: a corridor of borders, a stake of prestige, and a zone of rivalry between West and",1778543120711]