# Edict of Pistres (864)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/864-edict-of-pistres
Location: Pîtres

Charles the Bald ordered defenses against Vikings and regulated coinage and local administration. 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). Edict of Pistres mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated. 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
Edict of Pistres mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated.

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

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