Field of Lies (833)

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Field of Lies (833) was a pivotal episode in Frankish history where Emperor Louis the Pious was betrayed by his sons and deposed through a web of political deceit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish history event
historical event
medieval battle site
characterizedBy betrayal of Louis the Pious by his sons
ecclesiastical involvement in imperial politics
mass desertion of imperial supporters
political deceit
country Carolingian Empire
surface form: Frankish Empire
describedIn Annals of Fulda
Frankish annals
surface form: Royal Frankish Annals
hasAlternativeName Campus Mendacii
Field of Falsehood
Lügenfeld
hasCause dynastic conflict among sons of Louis the Pious
noble discontent in the Frankish Empire
opposition to imperial reforms of Louis the Pious
hasDate 833
hasEffect humiliation of Louis the Pious
intensification of Carolingian civil strife
prelude to the Treaty of Verdun
strengthening of Lothair I’s position
temporary deposition of Louis the Pious
weakening of imperial authority
hasMainSubject deposition of Louis the Pious
hasTimePeriod 9th century
Carolingian period
surface form: Carolingian era
historicalSignificance key episode in the decline of imperial unity in Western Europe
turning point in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire
involvesDynasty Carolingian dynasty
involvesPerson Judith of Bavaria
Lothair I
Louis the German
Emperor Louis the Pious
surface form: Louis the Pious

Pepin I of Aquitaine
locatedInRegion Alsace
Upper Rhine
locatedInThePresentDay France
locatedNear Colmar
partOf struggle for control of the Carolingian Empire
politicalContext Carolingian civil war 840–843
surface form: Carolingian civil war

succession dispute in the Frankish Empire
relatedTo Ordinatio imperii
surface form: Ordinatio Imperii (817)

Treaty of Verdun
surface form: Treaty of Verdun (843)

civil wars of Louis the Pious
resultedIn imprisonment of Louis the Pious
public penance of Louis the Pious
temporary control of the empire by Lothair I

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Emperor Louis the Pious notableEvent Field of Lies (833)
subject surface form: Louis the Pious