Question

The Treaty of Verdun, signed by the grandsons of Charlemagne in 843 A.D., divided the once powerful kingdom of the Franks into three smaller kingdoms. The western portion became France, the southern portion became Italy, and the eastern portion became Germany or the Holy Roman Empire.

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Answer 2

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After the death of king Louis I the Pious, the kingdom was divided among his three sons: Lothar (the oldest son), Charles II (the youngest) and Louis the German. Following a war, a treaty was signed in Verdun in 843, which marked the partition of the old empire of Charlemagne. This event foreshadows the emergence of several modern nations of Europe.