843: the signing of the Treaty of Verdun

843: the signing of the Treaty of Verdun

The Treaty of Verdun, signed in 843 between the surviving sons of Louis the Pious, recorded the division of the Carolingian Empire and ended the universality of the imperial title. From this division, the kingdom of France will be born a few centuries later. The Treaty of Verdun was signed in the year 843 between …

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