{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699ed123123f9740822cddc9/69a1dd83f8755e109d8d50cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Carolingian Dynasty - Part 4: Fragmented thrones and the twilight of a dynasty","description":"A king’s crown lies tarnished on a marble floor. The empire that once stretched across Europe is splintered, beset by foes within and without. The Carolingians, once unchallenged, now fight for survival in a world turning against them.\r\n\r\nAfter the Treaty of Verdun, the Carolingian inheritance fractures. Grandsons of Charlemagne rule West, East, and Middle Francia, but unity fades. Each branch, beset by rivals and suspicion, turns inward. Brothers become enemies, cousins plot assassinations, and every succession brings new wars. The principle of partible inheritance, meant to keep peace, instead breeds chaos. In eight eighty-four, Carloman, son of Charles the Bald, is assassinated. Elsewhere, plots unravel at midnight, and the courts of Europe become battlegrounds of rumor and betrayal. Chroniclers write of kings betrayed by their own kin, of alliances sealed with oaths and broken with blades.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/carolingian-dynasty","author_name":"The Archive Network"}