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840 — Death of Louis the Pious.
841 — Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye fought between the two allied brothers Louis the German and Charles the Bald and their other brother the emperor Lothair I in their contention over the division of the Carolingian Empire and the title of emperor.
842 — Marriage between Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans.
845 — Vikings raid Western Francia (France).
846 — Birth of Louis the Stammerer.
848 — Birth of Charles the Child.
After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothair II of Lotharingia fight about the division of the empire until the treaty of Verdun (843).
Vikings conquer Frisia, the present Netherlands and the German North Sea coastline.
Beginning of Arab domination on Taranto, which lasts until 880.

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 ==Events and Trends==
 * [[840]] — Death of [[Louis the Pious]].
+* [[841]] — [[Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye]] fought between the two allied brothers [[Louis the German]] and [[Charles the Bald]] and their other brother the emperor [[Lothair I]] in their contention over the division of the [[Carolingian Empire]] and the title of emperor.
+* [[842]] — Marriage between [[Charles the Bald]] and [[Ermentrude of Orléans]].
 * [[845]] — [[Vikings]] raid [[Western Francia]] ([[France]]).
+* [[846]] — Birth of [[Louis the Stammerer]].
+* [[848]] — Birth of [[Charles the Child]].
 * After the death of [[Louis the Pious]], his sons [[Charles the Bald]], [[Louis the German]] and [[Lothair II of Lotharingia]] fight about the division of the empire until the [[treaty of Verdun]] (843).
 * Vikings conquer [[Frisia]], the present [[Netherlands]] and the [[Germany|German]] North Sea coastline.
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 * [[Louis the Pious]]
 * [[Charles the Bald]]
+* [[Ermentrude of Orléans]]
+* [[Louis the Stammerer]]
 * [[Louis the German]]
 * [[Lothair I]]