[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch19z3: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},"p4ch19","Charles the Simple: Norman Compromise, Imperial Ambitions, and Fall (898–929)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch19z3","922: Charles’s Deposition and the Election of Robert I","\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>922\u003C/strong>, Charles the Simple loses what matters most: his coalition. In early‑10th‑century West Francia, a king can be “legitimate” without being “accepted”. When the great men judge that the sovereign governs against their interests, they can withdraw obedience.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧩 A crisis of honores and balances\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Great counts and territorial princes defend their positions. Tension often centres on:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>distribution of honores (offices, benefices, counties);\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>access to the king and his favour;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>fear that one clan will dominate durably.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>Political rupture becomes possible, especially when the king appears to govern for a contested favourite. In the 920s, \u003Cstrong>Haganon\u003C/strong> crystallises jealousies: princes accuse him of not belonging to high aristocracy and of capturing access to the sovereign.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The spark comes in \u003Cstrong>922\u003C/strong>: Charles removes the abbey of \u003Cstrong>Chelles\u003C/strong> from his aunt \u003Cstrong>Rothilde\u003C/strong> to give it to Haganon. The act strikes at the heart of Robertian interests and turns latent hostility into open revolt.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 A Robertian on the throne\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>After fighting in the \u003Cstrong>Rémois\u003C/strong>, \u003Cstrong>Laonnais\u003C/strong>, and \u003Cstrong>Soissonnais\u003C/strong>, the royal army is dispersed at \u003Cstrong>Laon\u003C/strong> and Charles withdraws to Lotharingia. Taking advantage of his absence, insurgents proclaim his fall.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>On \u003Cstrong>29 June 922\u003C/strong>, they elect \u003Cstrong>Robert I\u003C/strong>, Odo’s brother, as king. The next day, \u003Cstrong>30 June 922\u003C/strong>, Robert is anointed at \u003Cstrong>Reims\u003C/strong> by \u003Cstrong>Walter\u003C/strong>, archbishop of \u003Cstrong>Sens\u003C/strong>. The gesture is significant: it confirms kingship has become partly elective and conditional, and that the Robertians are a serious alternative to the Carolingians.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>922 is a coalition crisis more than a purely personal conflict.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Honores lie at the heart of power.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Robert I’s election confirms the rise of the Robertians.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"In 922 , Charles the Simple loses what matters most: his coalition. In early‑10th‑century West Francia, a king can be “legitimate” without being “accepted”.",1778543122813]