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- He alienated his protector, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, by his unsuccessful attempt to occupy Lotharingia (Lorraine) in 978. Otto retaliated by invading France. Although Lothair renounced all claims to Lotharingia at a meeting with Otto in 980, he tried to regain it after Otto's death in 983.
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Aug 24, 2016 · He alienated his protector, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, by his unsuccessful attempt to occupy Lotharingia (Lorraine) in 978. Otto retaliated by invading France. Although Lothair renounced all claims to Lotharingia at a meeting with Otto in 980, he tried to regain it after Otto's death in 983.
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In 979, Lothair was preoccupied by a local dispute in Flanders. In 980, Otto sued for peace. The kings met at Margut on the border and Lothair renounced any claim on Lotharingia. Thietmar writes that Lothair obtained Otto's friendship by going to him with gifts.
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Sep 20, 2008 · When Lothair I died in 855, his son Lothair II received the northern part of his father's kingdom, which, lacking a more suitable name, was called "Lothaire's kingdom" ( regnum Lotharii ), which eventually became known as Lotharingia, or Lorraine.
The Treaty of Mersen or Meerssen, concluded on 8 August 870, was a treaty to partition the realm of Lothair II, known as Lotharingia, by his uncles Louis the German of East Francia and Charles the Bald of West Francia, the two surviving sons of Emperor Louis I the Pious.
Lothair continued his resistance, although he was effectively restricted to his Italian lands. In the civil war that followed the death of Louis the Pious (840), Lothair laid claim to all the rights originally bestowed upon him by the Ordinatio imperrii of 817.
May 6, 2024 · In 855 CE, the Kingdom of Lotharingia came into existence. Lotharingia is one of the least known kingdoms of Medieval Europe but it had a lasting linguistic effect on the region. Lotharingia...
After a period of confusion and warfare, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, whose predecessor, the German King Henry I, had gained (925) control over all Lotharingia, gave it in 953 to his brother St. Bruno, archbishop of Cologne.
