Pepin II , called the Younger (823 – after 864 in Senlis ), was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I . Pepin II was eldest son of Pepin I and Ingeltrude, daughter of Theodobert, count of Madrie . He was a grandson of the Emperor Louis the Pious .
22-490: Fontenoy ( French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tənwa] ) may refer to: Battle of Fontenoy (841) Battle of Fontenoy (1745) Fontenoy (novel) by Liam Mac Cóil People [ edit ] Maud Fontenoy (born 1977), French sailor Places [ edit ] Belgium [ edit ] Fontenoy, Antoing , a village in the municipality of Antoing , Belgium France [ edit ] Fontenoy, Aisne , in
44-487: A major influence on subsequent European history. Although the battle is known to have been large, it was not well documented. Many historical sources are believed to have been destroyed after the war, leaving scant records from which to conjecture the numbers of combatants and casualties. Louis the Pious throughout his long reign had entreated to divide his empire meritoriously amongst his sons— all his sons—as it
66-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Battle of Fontenoy (841) The three-year Carolingian Civil War culminated in the decisive Battle of Fontenoy , also called the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye , fought at Fontenoy , near Auxerre , on 25 June 841. The war was fought to decide the territorial inheritances of Charlemagne 's grandsons—the division of
88-704: The Carolingian Empire among the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious . Despite Louis' provisions for succession, war broke out between his sons and nephews. The battle has been described as a major defeat for the allied forces of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine , and a victory for Charles the Bald and Louis the German . Hostilities dragged on for another two years until the Treaty of Verdun , which had
110-480: The "Most striking of all these Latin records of the battle". The verses in English are... Fontenoy they call its fountain, manor to the peasant known, There the slaughter, there the ruin, of the blood of Frankish race; Plains and forest shiver, shudder; horror wakes the silent marsh. Neither dew nor shower nor rainfall yields its freshness to that field, Where they fell, the strong men fighting, shrewdest in
132-810: The Aisne département Fontenoy, Yonne , in the Yonne département Fontenoy-la-Joûte , in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département (a book town) Fontenoy-le-Château , in the Vosges département Fontenoy-sur-Moselle , in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département United States [ edit ] Fontenoy, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in Brown County, Wisconsin See also [ edit ] Fontenay (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
154-640: The Aquitainian Kingdom for himself. Pepin II's rule finally ended in 851 or 852 when he was captured by Sans II Sancion , and handed over to Charles. He was detained in the monastery of Saint Médard in Soissons . As reward Sans was awarded the status of Duke . Louis the German , who was at war with Charles the Bald, sent his son Louis the Younger , to claim Aquitaine. He marched as far as Limoges in 855 before returning east. Pepin escaped
176-562: The Burgundians faithful to Charles accompanied Guerin to join him and in May, Louis of Bavaria and his troops met Charles army at Châlons-sur-Marne . In June, Pepin finally joined with Lothair in Auxerre . The two armies met on 25 June. According to tradition, Charles established his camp at Thury , on the hill of Roichat . Lothair and Pepin initiated battle and took the upper hand until
198-667: The German , another son of Emperor Louis. Pepin returned to Aquitaine and continued war with Charles the Bald. In 844 Pepin made the fatal error of asking for help from Jarl Oscar, a Viking adventurer. He guided Oscar's forces up the Garonne to Toulouse , giving them an opportunity to scout the land for plundering. In 845 Pepin welcomed Seguin of Bordeaux who had defected from the Emperor's side. Pepin made him dux Wasconum , to help his fight against Sans II Sancion of Gascony , who had been at war with his father Pepin I. Bordeaux ,
220-476: The Pious fully disinherited him at Crémieu and then at Worms in two subsequent divisions of the empire. Louis demanded the Aquitainians send Pepin to Aachen to learn the ways of good governance , which they refused. Pepin was in total control of Aquitaine until 841 when he went to his uncle Lothair I 's aid at the Battle of Fontenoy . Pepin defeated Charles the Bald, but Lothair was routed by Louis
242-608: The arrival of Guerin and his army of Provençals. While Pepin and his contingent continued to push back Charles' men, Lothair was slowly pushed back by Louis the German and the Provençals. Finally, when victory seemed sure for Charles, Bernard of Septimania entered the conflict on his side and the victory became a rout. According to Andreas Agnellus of Ravenna a total of 40,000 men died, including Gerard of Auvergne and Ricwin of Nantes , who fell at Charles' side. "Neither dew nor showers nor rain ever fell again on that field where
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#1732802040823264-407: The battle's skill, Father, mother, sister, brother, friends, the dead with tears have wept. And this deed of crime accomplished, which I here in verse have told, Angibert myself I witnessed, fighting with the other men, I alone of all remaining, in the battle's foremost line. On the side alike of Louis, on the side of Charles alike, Lies the field in white enshrouded, in the vestments of
286-451: The dead with tears have wept. Now the wailing, the lamenting, now no longer will I tell; Each, so far as in him lieth, let him stay his weeping now; On their souls may He have mercy, let us pray the Lord of all. 47°39′N 3°18′E / 47.650°N 3.300°E / 47.650; 3.300 Pepin II of Aquitaine Pepin was elected king upon his father's death by
308-446: The dead, As it lies when birds in autumn settle white off the shore. Woe unto that day of mourning! Never in the round of years Be it numbered in men's annals! Be it banished from all mind, Never gleam of sun shine on it, never dawn its dusk awake. Night it was, a night most bitter, harder than we could endure, When they fell, the brave men fighting, shrewdest in the battle's skill, Father, mother, sister, brother, friends,
330-477: The forces of his brothers were too strong for him, and taking with him such treasure as he could collect, he abandoned to them his capital. On the pedestal is written: The victory of Charles the Bald separated France from the Western Empire, and founded the independence of French nationality. Verses by Angelbert, who fought the battle on the side of Lothar are cited by historian Eleanor Shipley Duckett as
352-762: The lands of the west. Louis was left with Bavaria while Pepin , his grandson, was left out of the inheritance. On 24 July 840 in Strasbourg , Lothair precipitated a new civil war by declaring his imperium over all the lands of the empire and, joining with his nephew Pepin, attacked the Loire Valley . The barons of Burgundy divided over allegiance to Charles and Lothair. Ermenaud III of Auxerre , Arnoul of Sens , and Audri of Autun pledged themselves for Lothair, while Guerin of Provence and Aubert of Avallon remained with Charles. Girard II, Count of Paris , Lothair's son-in-law, joined Lothair also. In March 841,
374-456: The largest city in Aquitaine and then controlled by Charles, was seized by Oscar in 847, with the aid of disaffected citizens. These were either Jews or partisans of Pepin. The loss of this city to a heathen pirate, coupled with Pepin's heavy drinking and loose living, eroded his support in the nobility until 848 he was left with no support. His younger brother, Charles then tried to claim
396-639: The monastery in Soissons and, with the help of some of the aristocracy, recovered some of his old authority and lands in 854. The Vikings now established in the Loire Valley ravaged Poitiers , Angoulême , Périgueux , Limoges, Clermont , and Bourges while Charles the Bald was busy trying to subdue Pepin. In 864 Pepin joined the Vikings and is rumoured to have turned from Christianity to worship Woden and "lived like one of them [the Vikings]". He joined
418-414: The most battle-hardened warriors had perished mourned by their mothers, their sisters, their brothers, and their friends. On Charles' side and Louis too, the fields were white with the linen habits of the dead as they might have been with birds in the autumn." In spite of his personal gallantry, Lothair was defeated and fled to his capital of Aachen . With fresh troops he entered upon a war of plunder, but
440-483: The nobles of Aquitaine who were keen to establish their independence from the Empire. However, his grandfather Louis the Pious had appointed his son Charles the Bald , Pepin's uncle who was about the same age, as King of Aquitaine in 832 when he (nominally) dispossessed Pepin's father Pepin I, and eventually contested the kingship on Pepin I's death in 838. Pepin had thereafter been at war with his half-uncle Charles. Louis
462-531: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fontenoy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fontenoy&oldid=1241452807 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Pages with French IPA Short description
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#1732802040823484-514: Was required by the Salic Law of the Franks. With the late-born Charles, his attempts led to civil wars which culminated in his vindicating defeat of his last rebellious son, Louis, in 839. At Worms , on 30 May that year, he divided his empire for the last time, giving Lothair the kingdom he already held ( Italy ) and the imperial title, with all the other lands of the east and Charles receiving all
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