Event East Francia invades West Francia

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Encouraged by his nephews Peppin II and Charles of Provence, Louis of East Francia invaded in West Francia in 858. Charles the Bald could not even raise an army to resist the invasion and fled to Burgundy.

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  • January 859: Encouraged by his nephews Peppin II and Charles of Provence, Louis invaded in West Francia in 858. Charles the Bald could not even raise an army to resist the invasion and fled to Burgundy. Later that year Louis issued a charter dated "the first year of the reign in West Francia." .
  • June 860: However, treachery and desertion in his army, and the continued loyalty of the Aquitanian bishops to Charles the Bald, brought about the failure of the whole enterprise. As such on 7 June 860 at Koblenz, both Louis and Charles made public vows to uphold the peace.