[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch21z5: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},"p4ch21z5","936: Louis IV “d’Outremer”, a Recalled King","\u003Cp>Rudolph’s death (15 January 936) raises a fundamental question: who “makes” the king, and what is the king still for?\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧩 A choice controlled by the great men\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Rudolph dies without a durable heir. The great men do not want a king too powerful, but they still need a sovereign to:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>give legal form to agreements,\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>arbitrate conflicts,\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>embody symbolic continuity.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>The key figure is \u003Cstrong>Hugh the Great\u003C/strong>, who dominates much of the western kingdom. He prefers a Carolingian, more legitimate but politically dependent.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🌊 “From overseas”\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The candidate is \u003Cstrong>Louis IV\u003C/strong>, son of Charles the Simple, raised in \u003Cstrong>England\u003C/strong>. His return earns him the nickname \u003Cstrong>“d’Outremer”\u003C/strong>. His accession marks a Carolingian restoration, but in a kingdom where real authority belongs to princes and their networks.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>936 reveals a monarchy that has become a “balance kingship”.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The king is chosen to be acceptable to princes.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Louis’s return does not end Robertian power: it stages it.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Rudolph’s death (15 January 936) raises a fundamental question: who “makes” the king, and what is the king still for? In-depth look at 936: Louis IV",1778543123227]