Pact of Mersen
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The Pact of Mersen was an 870 agreement between East and West Frankish rulers that divided the middle kingdom of Lotharingia and further shaped the political map of medieval Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pact of Mersen canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval treaty
ⓘ
territorial partition agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pact of Meerssen
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Treaty of Meerssen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Lotharingia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
Lotharingia
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ⓘ
Middle Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | death of Lothair II without legitimate heirs ⓘ |
| chronology |
after Treaty of Verdun (843)
ⓘ
before Treaty of Ribemont (880) ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
East Francia
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ⓘ
West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 870 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | diplomacy ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | peace treaty ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
division of Lotharingia between East and West Francia
ⓘ
redefinition of borders in the former Middle Francia ⓘ redistribution of royal rights in Lotharingia ⓘ strengthening of East Frankish control over eastern Lotharingian territories ⓘ strengthening of West Frankish control over western Lotharingian territories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allocation of northern Lotharingian lands to East Francia
ⓘ
allocation of western Lotharingian lands to West Francia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the divergence of East and West Frankish kingdoms
ⓘ
long-term influence on the political map of medieval Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Lotharingia
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ⓘ
Meerssen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meerssen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolingian partition treaties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 8th August 870 ⓘ |
| signatory |
Charles the Bald
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ⓘ
Louis the German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAt | Meerssen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adjustment of the Treaty of Verdun borders
ⓘ
further dismemberment of the Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| topic |
Carolingian succession
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ⓘ
Frankish territorial politics ⓘ |
| year | 870 ⓘ |
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