Battle of Fontenoy (841, associated conflict)

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The Battle of Fontenoy in 841 was a major Carolingian civil war clash in which the forces of Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeated their brother Lothair I, helping to pave the way for the eventual division of the Frankish Empire.

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Battle of Fontenoy (841, associated conflict) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
belligerent Charles the Bald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lothair I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louis the German NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pepin II of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicallyBefore Treaty of Verdun (843) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Charles the Bald NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lothair I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louis the German NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictOf Carolingian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo Treaty of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn Annals of Fulda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Annals of Saint-Bertin NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows accession crisis after Louis the Pious ⓘ
hasAftermath strengthening of Charles the Bald and Louis the German ⓘ
weakening of Lothair I ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy losses on both sides ⓘ
very high casualties ⓘ
hasCombatantsSide alliance of Charles the Bald and Louis the German GENERATED ⓘ
forces of Lothair I and Pepin II of Aquitaine GENERATED ⓘ
hasCountry Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDate 25 June 841 ⓘ
841-06-25 ⓘ
hasEra Carolingian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources Latin ⓘ
hasLocation Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fontenoy-en-Puisaye NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParentConflict Carolingian civil war of 840–843 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResult defeat of Lothair I ⓘ
victory for Charles the Bald and Louis the German ⓘ
hasSignificance decisive engagement in the Carolingian civil war ⓘ
helped pave the way for the partition of the Frankish Empire ⓘ
hasYear 841 ⓘ
isPartOf struggle for control of the Frankish Empire ⓘ
opposedBy Lothair I NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Carolingian civil war of 840–843 NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy death of Louis the Pious ⓘ
relatedTo division of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ
supportedBy Pepin II of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Louis the German → significantEvent → Battle of Fontenoy (841, associated conflict) ⓘ