[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch20z4: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},"p4ch20","Robert I: The Robertian King of Civil War (922–923)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch20z4","Summer 923: From Robert to Rudolph, and the Capture of Charles","\u003Cp>After Soissons, politics accelerates: leaders must avoid endless war and find a king acceptable to the greatest number.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 13 July 923: Rudolph anointed\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The great men choose \u003Cstrong>Rudolph of Burgundy\u003C/strong> and have him anointed on \u003Cstrong>13 July 923\u003C/strong> at \u003Cstrong>Saint‑Médard of Soissons\u003C/strong> by \u003Cstrong>Walter\u003C/strong>, archbishop of Sens. The solution is a compromise: neither an immediate return to Charles, nor an automatic continuation of the Robertians.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⛓️ 17 July 923: Charles captured\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>A few days later, \u003Cstrong>Herbert II of Vermandois\u003C/strong> captures \u003Cstrong>Charles the Simple\u003C/strong> (17 July 923). Captivity becomes a tool of power: holding the Carolingian means holding both a threat and a bargaining lever.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Succession is a balance game, not a dynastic mechanism.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Charles’s captivity becomes a major political weapon.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"After Soissons, politics accelerates: leaders must avoid endless war and find a king acceptable to the greatest number. In-depth look at Summer 923: From",1778543122535]