had been agreed in principle. During the subsequent truce, Charles took control of Aquitaine and Louis crushed a rebellion in Saxony, which Lothar had supported. The final negotiations, begun by 120 commissioners drawn from all sides in October, were delayed by the need to formally describe and inventory the empire. This was completed in July 843. In August, the three brothers signed the Treaty of Verdun ending the war.

Background

Beginning in 830, the reign of Louis the Pious was troubled

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