[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":24},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p4ch22z9: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},"p4ch22","Louis IV \\\"d’Outremer\\\": Carolingian Return and the Princes’ War (936–954)",{"id":18,"title":19,"chapterId":15,"html":20,"hasEn":21,"isFallback":22,"seoDescription":23},"p4ch22z9","948–949: The \\\"Trial\\\" of Hugh the Great","\u003Cp>After the king’s captivity, Louis IV seeks a weapon Hugh the Great does not fully control: the Church, its councils, and its sanctions.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⛪ 948: Ingelheim, excommunication as a verdict\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Between \u003Cstrong>947\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>948\u003C/strong>, several synods meet between the Meuse and the Rhine under \u003Cstrong>Otto I\u003C/strong>’s impulse. At the Council of \u003Cstrong>Ingelheim\u003C/strong> (June 948), Louis presents grievances against Hugh the Great: the duke is accused of attacking royal power, notably by having the king captured.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The sentence targets legitimacy: Hugh is threatened with \u003Cstrong>excommunication\u003C/strong> if he refuses to appear and to make amends.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🔥 The response: raids, profanations, fortresses\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Hugh ignores the sentence and pursues a policy of force: devastations, pressure on Reims’s possessions, profanations of churches. His network also acts: \u003Cstrong>Theobald of Blois\u003C/strong> (“the Trickster”) strengthens positions, builds a fortress at \u003Cstrong>Montaigu\u003C/strong>, and seizes \u003Cstrong>Coucy\u003C/strong> on Reims lands.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏛️ 949: settle sees, retake places\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Synods continue the offensive: excommunication reaches some bishops installed by the opposing camp. The king, supported by allies, then tries to retake positions (Amiens, Laon) and restore an ecclesiastical hierarchy favourable to him.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The “trial” is a battle of legitimacy, not a modern courtroom process.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Councils and excommunication are political weapons.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Princes’ war is also fought through bishoprics and fortresses.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"After the king’s captivity, Louis IV seeks a weapon Hugh the Great does not fully control: the Church, its councils, and its sanctions. In-depth look at",1778543123868]