[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch21z1: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},"p4ch21","Rudolph of Burgundy: King of the Franks Between Princes and Normans (923–936)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch21z1","923: Soissons, Robert I, and Rudolph’s Anointing","\u003Cp>The battle of \u003Cstrong>Soissons (15 June 923)\u003C/strong> triggers a rapid shift. It reveals a key feature of the early 10th century: the throne depends on a coalition, and victory — or a death on the battlefield — can redistribute the entire political order.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚔️ One king dies, another becomes possible\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>During the battle, \u003Cstrong>Robert I\u003C/strong> is killed. His son \u003Cstrong>Hugh the Great\u003C/strong> is too powerful to be “just a king” and prefers to preserve his territorial bases rather than take a crown that would expose him.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 13 July 923: anointing at Saint‑Médard of Soissons\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The great men choose \u003Cstrong>Rudolph\u003C/strong> (Raoul/Rodolphe), duke of Burgundy, as a balance option. He is anointed on \u003Cstrong>13 July 923\u003C/strong> at the abbey of \u003Cstrong>Saint‑Médard of Soissons\u003C/strong> by \u003Cstrong>Walter\u003C/strong>, archbishop of Sens.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Kingship continues, but it changes nature: election and acceptability prevail over dynastic continuity.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Soissons (923) is a political turning point as much as a military one.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Rudolph’s anointing confirms a negotiated, conditional kingship.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The great men become decisive in succession.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The battle of Soissons (15 June 923) triggers a rapid shift. It reveals a key feature of the early 10th century: the throne depends on a coalition, and victory",1778543123098]