[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch15z1: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},"p4ch15","Louis the Stammerer: A Short Reign, a Fragile Kingdom (877–879)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch15z1","877: The Anointing of Louis the Stammerer","\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>877\u003C/strong>, Louis II succeeds Charles the Bald. In 9th‑century West Francia, being an heir is not enough: one must be \u003Cstrong>recognised\u003C/strong>. Anointing is a legitimising act combining religious unction and the political agreement of elites.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 Inherit… then convince\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Charles the Bald’s death leaves a kingdom under pressure (Viking raids, aristocratic rivalries). The new king must secure loyalties: counts, bishops, lay great men. The anointing stages this adhesion and gives power an “official” form.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⛪ A consecrated kingship\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Unction and episcopal blessing present the king as protected by Christian order. This reinforces a key idea of the time: the kingdom’s stability also depends on peace among the powerful, and the Church provides the framework for that peace.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Anointing makes succession visible and politically acceptable.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>It ties monarchy to the Church and the kingdom’s elites.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>In 877, legitimacy is won as much by ritual as by force.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"In 877 , Louis II succeeds Charles the Bald. In 9th‑century West Francia, being an heir is not enough: one must be recognised . Anointing is a legitimising act",1778543121183]