Carolingian Empire after the death of Charlemagne

                     

Carolingian Empire after the death of Charlemagne

Louis offsetting (814-840) - does not make sense for a politician like his father, but relies on

his advisers-the priests, the Church recognized the full legal competence (the independence of

Tsarist authorities) of the city of Rome and its lands, the emperor is not allowed to interfere in

Choice of Pope (as Charlemagne did regularly), even for life by Louis starting to struggle

his sons for inheritance

843. contract in Verdun: agreed the final division of the Carolingian state into three parts

- Lothar, the eldest son inherits the imperial title and estates in the central part of the state of

Netherlands over the Rhine and the Alps to Italy (hence the name of the province's

French-German border Lorraine - Lorraine)

- West Francia - succeeds Charles II. Bald - The French Kingdom

- East Francia - inherits the Louis II. - The core of the future German Empire