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Introduction Essay, Research Paper

Verdun not seen as final? oaths of allegiance but moreover

showing mistrust.? ideology of imperium Christianum survived in weakened form

? one empire under collective rule of three brothers? there were some cases of

cooperation? Kings often met to plan against the other? Aquitainians invite

Louis the German to sned son Louis the Younger to rule over them 855 and 877 Carolingian politics dominated by attempts

Lothar?s remaing brothers? Chares the Bald and Louis the German to inherit

nephew?s kingdoms? pattern emerging of Louis the German siding with Lothar I?s

sons against aggressive Charles the Bald. Louis the German gives his three sons power before he dies?

Carloman, Louis the Younger and Charles the Fat? upon Louis? death kingdom

split between the two? Charles the Bald dies a year later in 877 and Lothar II

of Italy same period Western unstable C the B follower L the Stammerer dies

shortly afterward C the B and his two sons Louis and Carloman also die soon?

Louis the Younger invades West Francia and gets land lost in Lotharingia?

Charles the Fat takes Italy? brothers Carloman and ouis die off elaving

Charles the Fat as only adult legitimate Carolingian; having acquired Italy,

inherited remainder East Francia and took kingship in West Francia. 843 to 884? mistrust, intrigue and treachery? structural

characteristics of the Frankish empire: no established precedence of sons over brothers, especially

if sons minors or young? sons right to inherit but frequency of nephew or

brothers taking lnd shows brothers important as well. Why go for brother?s land??

Not just justice? the ninth century inheritance rivalled external

conquest and warfare as way to increase power and satisfy following.? Itay had many problems? Arabs and Popes but

looty, acceptable to take, was so big that in 875 that C the B, and Louis the

German?s sons all have a go. Imperial aristocracy with kindred and contacts in different

kingdoms? could look elsewhere for help so kings careful not often powerful

people with other links. Paradoxically existence supra-regional aristocracy and an

empire with different kingdoms that led to a regionalisation of this

aristocracy.? Fluidity of aristocracy

and great purges by different Kings, notably in the East after treaty of

Coblenz in 600? moves west notably, number of regnal aristocracies replaced an

imperial aristocracy? aristocracies coagulated in the different kingdoms and

this meant an increasing identification with a territory? in the East this

coincided with the split between Louis the German?s brothers leading to the

three regional aristocracies.? Capable

of collective action? increasingly consent of leading men needed for

inheritance, or they could invite a Carolingian to lead them