Event French invasion of Lotharingia

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Charles the Simple, the West Frankish Emperor, invaded Lotharingia.

Chronology

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  • January 899: Charles the Simple, just elected king of the western Franks, in 898, in order to bring the borders of his kingdom up to the left bank of the Rhine, invaded Lotharingia arriving as far as Aachen.
  • February 899: Zwentibold, king of Lotharingia from 895, forced the forces of West Francia to retire from Aaachen.
  • February 899: Zwentibold, king of Lotharingia from 895, forced the forces of West Francia to retire from Aaachen.
  • January 899: Charles the Simple, just elected king of the western Franks, in 898, in order to bring the borders of his kingdom up to the left bank of the Rhine, invaded Lotharingia arriving as far as Aachen.