Treaty of Mersen

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The Treaty of Mersen was an 870 agreement that further divided the Carolingian Empire between the East and West Frankish kingdoms, shaping the political map of medieval Western Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
medieval treaty
aimedTo settle succession to Lothair II
stabilize borders between East and West Francia
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Mersen
surface form: Pact of Meerssen

Pact of Mersen
Treaty of Mersen
surface form: Treaty of Meerssen
category 870 in Europe
Treaty of Verdun
surface form: Treaties of the Carolingian Empire
concernsDynasty Carolingian dynasty
dateSigned 870-08-08
definesBorderBetween East Francia
West Francia
dividedRegionAlong Meuse
surface form: Meuse River

Rhine
surface form: Rhine River

Saône River
Scheldt
surface form: Scheldt River
follows Treaty of Prüm
Treaty of Verdun
grantedTerritoriesTo Charles the Bald
Louis the German
hasCause death of Lothair II
dispute over Lotharingian succession
historicalEra Carolingian period
surface form: Carolingian era
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
impact contributed to formation of later French and German territories
shaped political map of medieval Western Europe
involves Carolingian Empire
East Francia
Kingdom of Lotharingia
surface form: Lotharingia

West Francia
languageOfName Latin
LatinName Treaty of Mersen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pactum at Mersen
legalStatus dynastic partition treaty
locatedInPresentDay Limburg
Netherlands
partOf Carolingian fragmentation
surface form: Carolingian partition treaties
placeSigned Kingdom of Lotharingia
Meerssen
precedes Treaty of Ribemont
result division of Lotharingia between East and West Francia
expansion of East Francia
expansion of West Francia
reduction of the middle kingdom
signatory Charles the Bald
Louis the German
subject division of the Carolingian Empire
partition of Lotharingia
year 870

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Carolingian dynasty significantEvent Treaty of Mersen
Louis the German significantEvent Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Ribemont (880, consequences of his policies)
Treaty of Verdun followedBy Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Meerssen
Treaty of Mersen LatinName Treaty of Mersen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pactum at Mersen
Treaty of Mersen alsoKnownAs Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Meerssen
Treaty of Mersen alsoKnownAs Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Pact of Meerssen
Lothair II territoryPartitionedBy Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Meerssen
Kingdom of Lotharingia significantEvent Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Meerssen
Charles II the Bald signed Treaty of Mersen
this entity surface form: Treaty of Meerssen