Editing Treaty of Verdun (section)

==Provisions==
[[File:Vertrag von Verdun en.svg|right|370px|thumb|Partition of the [[Francia|Frankish Empire]] after the Treaty of Verdun 843:<br>{{Color box|#B5B4B9}} [[West Francia|Francia Occidentalis]] {{Color box|#FEDA86}} [[Middle Francia|Francia Media]] {{Color box|#BCEAFE}} [[East Francia|Francia Orientalis]]]]
Each of the three brothers was already established in one kingdom: Lothair in the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]]; Louis the German in the [[Duchy of Bavaria|Kingdom of Bavaria]]; and Charles II in the [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Kingdom of Aquitaine]]. 
* [[Lothair I]] received [[Middle Francia|''Francia Media'']] (the Middle Frankish kingdom). 
::In the settlement, Lothair (who had been named co-emperor in 817) retained his title as emperor, but it conferred only nominal overlordship of his brothers' lands.<ref>Friedrich Heer (2002). ''The Holy Roman Empire'', p. 20</ref> His domain later became the [[Low Countries]], the Rhineland west of the Rhine, [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]], [[Alsace]], [[Burgundy (region)|Burgundy]], [[Provence]], and the Kingdom of Italy (which covered the northern half of the [[Italian Peninsula]]). He also received the two imperial cities, [[Aachen]] and [[Rome]].
* [[Louis the German|Louis II]] received [[East Francia|''Francia Orientalis'']] (the East Frankish kingdom). 
::He was guaranteed the kingship of all lands to the east of the [[Rhine]] (although not the Netherlands to the north of the Rhine) and to the north and east of [[Italy]], altogether called East Francia. It eventually became the [[High Middle Ages|High Medieval]] [[Kingdom of Germany]], the largest component of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref name=":1" />
* [[Charles the Bald|Charles II]] received [[West Francia|''Francia Occidentalis'']] (the West Frankish kingdom). 
::[[Pepin II of Aquitaine|Pepin II]] was granted the [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Kingdom of Aquitaine]], but only under the authority of Charles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007|title=Pippin II|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pippin-II-Carolingian-king|website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]}}</ref> Charles received all lands west of the [[Rhône]], called West Francia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Charles II|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor|website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]}}</ref> It eventually became the [[Kingdom of France]].

After Lothair's death in 855, his eldest son, [[Louis II of Italy|Louis II]], inherited Italy and his father's claim to the Imperial throne. [[Upper Burgundy]] and [[Lower Burgundy]] ([[Arles]] and [[Provence]]) passed to Lothair's third son, [[Charles of Provence]]. The remaining territory north of the [[Alps]], which did not previously have a name, was inherited by Lothair's second son, [[Lothair II]], and was then named [[Lotharingia]] (present day [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]) after him.