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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Meerssen | 5 |
| Pact of Meerssen | 1 |
| Pactum at Mersen | 1 |
| Treaty of Mersen canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of Ribemont (880, consequences of his policies) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Treaty of Mersen Context triple: [Carolingian dynasty, significantEvent, Treaty of Mersen]
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Treaty of Mortefontaine
The Treaty of Mortefontaine was a 1800 agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations.
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Treaty of Vaucelles
The Treaty of Vaucelles was a short-lived 1556 peace agreement between France and Spain during the Italian Wars, temporarily halting hostilities before conflict resumed and led to later settlements.
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Treaty of Travendal
The Treaty of Travendal (1700) was a peace agreement in the early phase of the Great Northern War by which Denmark–Norway withdrew from the conflict and recognized the independence and territorial integrity of Holstein-Gottorp under pressure from Sweden and its allies.
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Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was a 911 agreement between the Frankish king Charles the Simple and the Viking leader Rollo that granted Rollo land in what became Normandy in exchange for his conversion to Christianity and defense of the realm.
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Peace of Alès
The Peace of Alès was a 1629 settlement in France that curtailed the political and military privileges of the Huguenots while maintaining limited religious freedoms, helping to consolidate royal authority under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Mersen Target entity description: 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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A.
Treaty of Mortefontaine
The Treaty of Mortefontaine was a 1800 agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations.
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B.
Treaty of Vaucelles
The Treaty of Vaucelles was a short-lived 1556 peace agreement between France and Spain during the Italian Wars, temporarily halting hostilities before conflict resumed and led to later settlements.
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C.
Treaty of Travendal
The Treaty of Travendal (1700) was a peace agreement in the early phase of the Great Northern War by which Denmark–Norway withdrew from the conflict and recognized the independence and territorial integrity of Holstein-Gottorp under pressure from Sweden and its allies.
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D.
Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte was a 911 agreement between the Frankish king Charles the Simple and the Viking leader Rollo that granted Rollo land in what became Normandy in exchange for his conversion to Christianity and defense of the realm.
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E.
Peace of Alès
The Peace of Alès was a 1629 settlement in France that curtailed the political and military privileges of the Huguenots while maintaining limited religious freedoms, helping to consolidate royal authority under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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
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| 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
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surface form:
Pactum at Mersen
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| legalStatus | dynastic partition treaty ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Limburg
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolingian fragmentation
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian partition treaties
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| 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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Subject: Treaty of Mersen Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
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