24. Who succeeded Charlemagne as king of the Franks?
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Answer:
Louis The Pious
Charlemagne's oldest two sons were both killed in battle. Louis, his younger son, had prepared to enter the clergy. He was not interested in governing an empire. According to Germanic custom, he divided the empire between his three sons, Charles The Bald, Lothair, and Louis The German. Louis and Charles didn't waste any time forming an alliance against their brother, Lothair. Eventually the three agreed to divide the empire into two kingdoms. Charles kept the western kingdom, which eventually became France. Louis kept the eastern kingdom, which eventually became Germany. Lothair kept the area in between, the Lotharii Regnum, which eventually became known as Lorraine. The French and Germans have fought over this strip of land for over a thousand years.