# Carolingian succession crisis intensifies (829)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/829-carolingian-succession-crisis-intensifies
Location: Carolingian Empire

Provision for Charles the Bald disrupted earlier succession arrangements and fueled family conflict. Within the broader Frankish Kingdoms period, Merovingian and Carolingian rulers built large Frankish realms over former Roman Gaul. Conversion, aristocratic power, church institutions and imperial expansion laid foundations for medieval France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis the Pious (Emperor; King of the Franks). Carolingian succession crisis intensifies mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Carolingian succession crisis intensifies mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Louis the Pious](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-the-pious)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Carolingian succession crisis intensifies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Carolingian+succession+crisis+intensifies&go=Go)
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- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)