# Treaty of Verdun (843)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/843-treaty-of-verdun
Location: Verdun
Categories: main-event

The Carolingian Empire was divided; Charles the Bald received West Francia, a principal ancestor of the French kingdom. Within the broader West Francia & Early Capetians period, After the Treaty of Verdun, West Francia developed under Carolingian, Robertian and Capetian rulers. Viking settlement, feudal lordship, church reform and expanding royal authority reshaped the kingdom. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles II the Bald (King of West Francia). Treaty of Verdun mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. 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
Treaty of Verdun mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Charles II the Bald](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-ii-the-bald)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty of Verdun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+of+Verdun&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty of Verdun](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+of+Verdun)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)