MERSEN, TREATY OF

870, redivision of the Carolingian empire by the sons of Louis I, Charles the Bald (later Charles II) of the West Franks (France) and Louis the German of the East Franks (Germany), signed at Mersen (Dutch Meersen), now in the Netherlands. The treaty superseded the tripartite division of the empire in 843 (see Verdun, Treaty of). It divided the kingdom of Lotharingia between Charles and Louis, following the death (869) of their nephew, Lothair, king of Lotharingia. France obtained the territories roughly corresponding to the modern Netherlands, Belgium, and Lorraine and Germany received Alsace and the left bank of the Lower Rhine. The borders established did not last long.

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A Short History of Germany
Book by Ernest F. Henderson; Macmillan Company, 1902
Subjects: Germany--History
...approaching hell-fire," says a writer of the time. The Treaty of Mersen. All the same the Treaty of Verdun was for the...the Bald, who had already taken possession. By the Treaty of Mersen, 870 A.D., a line was drawn from north to south which...
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Western Europe
Book by John Dornberg; Oryx Press, 1996
Subjects: Europe--History, Europe--History, Local
...The Development of the European Union...The Maastricht Treaty 103...Germany; they are part of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Not all...escape clauses for parts of the treaty, and there have been...
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Germany in Western Civilization
Book by William Harvey Maehl; University of Alabama, 1979
Subjects: Germany--History
...mistake to see in the Treaty of Verdun the beginnings of the nation-states of France and Germany. In 870 by the Treaty of Mersen Lothaires kingdom Lotharii regnum was divided between Charles and Ludwig, the bulk of the realm, subsequently...
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France, Mediaeval and Modern: A History
Book by Arthur Hassall; Clarendon Press, 1919
Subjects: France--History
...ruler of Italy, was involved in a war with the Saracens. Charles the Bald and Louis the German thereupon, by the Treaty of Mersen in 870, divided Lotharingia, the former obtaining parts of modern Holland, Belgium, Lorraine, and Burgundy. France...
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Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270
Book by Charles Bémont, G. Monod, Mary Sloan; Henry Holt, 1906
Subjects: Europe--History--476-1492
...Alaric did in fact demand fulfilment of the treaty made with Stilico, and, as this...forced upon the Greeks an advantageous treaty, died all powerful in 477; the Visigoths controlled part of Gaul, and even Spain; the Burgundians...
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Professor Gerschenkron Goes to Brussels. Russian Catch-Up Economics and the Common European Space (1)
Journal article by Stefan Hedlund; The European Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 3, 2006
Subjects: Economic history--Analysis, Economic history--Research, Economics historians--Research, Gerschenkron, Alexander--Research, Russia--Economic aspects, Russia--Natural history
...Lothar to whom also went both the imperial title and the capital city of Aachen. Close to three decades later, with the Treaty of Mersen, in 870, Lotharingia was dissolved and divided between the eastern and western parts. Towards the end of the tenth...


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Mersen, Treaty Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MERSEN, TREATY OF 870, redivision of the Carolingian...East Franks (Germany), signed at Mersen (Dutch Meersen ), now in the Netherlands. The treaty superseded the tripartite division of the empire in 843 (see Verdun...
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Verdun, Treaty Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Charlemagnes empire into political units that foreshadowed the nations of Western Europe. It was superseded in 870 by the Treaty of Mersen . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Charles II , Emperor of the West and King of the West Franks
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Lothair , son of Lothair I and king of Lotharingia, died in 869, Charles seized his kingdom but was forced by the Treaty of Mersen (870) to divide it with Louis the German. In 875, at the death of his nephew Louis II, who had succeeded Lothair...
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Louis II , Emperor of the West
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Subsequently, Louis submitted to the popes decision. At Lothairs death (870) Louis claimed Lotharingia, but the Treaty of Mersen divided it between his two uncles, Charles the Bald (who succeeded Louis as Emperor of the West Charles II ) and...
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Lothair , King of Lotharingia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Lothair died suddenly his lands were divided between his uncles, Charles the Bald and Louis the German , by the Treaty of Mersen (870). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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