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Treaty of Meerssen
The
Treaty of
Mersen
or
Meerssen
, concluded on 8 August 870, was a treaty of partition of the realm of
Lothair II
by his uncles
Louis the German
of
East Francia
and
Charles the Bald
of
West Francia
, the two surviving sons of Emperor
Louis I the Pious
. The
empire
of Louis the Pious, son of
Charlemagne
, had originally split in three parts by the 843
Treaty of Verdun
, whereas his eldest son
Lothair I
received the Imperial crown and the personal realm of
Middle Francia
, while:
Louis
(† 876), the second born son, received
East Francia
(which would evolve into the
Kingdom of Germany
)
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