Treaty of Prüm

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The Treaty of Prüm was an early medieval agreement in 855 that divided the Carolingian Empire among Emperor Lothair I’s sons, shaping the political fragmentation of Western and Central Europe.

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Treaty of Prüm canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval treaty
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Italy
Lotharingia
Middle Francia
Provence
beneficiary Charles of Provence
Lothair II of Lotharingia
linked to: Lothair II

Louis II of Italy
cause imminent death of Lothair I
chronology after Treaty of Verdun (843)
before Treaty of Meerssen (870)
concludedIn Carolingian Empire
country East Francia (historical region)
linked to: East Francia
date 855
determines succession of Lothair I’s sons
territorial division among Louis II, Lothair II, and Charles of Provence
divides Carolingian Empire
Middle Francia
follows Ordinatio Imperii
linked to: Ordinatio imperii

Treaty of Verdun
genre dynastic partition agreement
hasEffect political fragmentation of Central Europe
political fragmentation of Western Europe
hasParticipant Charles of Provence
Lothair I
Lothair II of Lotharingia
linked to: Lothair II

Louis II of Italy
hasSubject division of the Carolingian Empire
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
locatedIn Frankish Empire
linked to: Carolingian Empire
namedAfter Prüm Abbey
partOf Carolingian partition treaties
placeOfSigning Prüm Abbey
result confirmation of Kingdom of Italy under Louis II
creation of Kingdom of Lotharingia
creation of Kingdom of Provence
signatory Lothair I
signedIn Prüm
significantEventIn history of Italy in the Early Middle Ages
history of Lotharingia
history of Provence
history of the Carolingian Empire
topic Carolingian succession
territorial reorganization of Middle Francia

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Treaty of Mersen follows Treaty of Prüm
Kingdom of Lotharingia significantEvent Treaty of Prüm
Middle Francia dividedBy Treaty of Prüm
Carolingian fragmentation relatedTo Treaty of Prüm