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SGT (Join to see) "The birth of a fourth son in 823 to Louis and his second wife, Judith, triggered a dynastic crisis. Louis's elder sons, Pippin, Lothair and Louis the German, had maintained a delicate if uneasy balance, and when Louis attempted to reorganize the empire to include little Charles, resentment raised its ugly head. There was a palace revolt in 830, and in 833 when Louis agreed to meet Lothair to settle their differences (at what became known as the "Field of Lies," in Alsace), he was instead confronted by all his sons and a coalition of their supporters, who forced him to abdicate.
But within a year Louis had been released from confinement and was back in power. He continued to rule energetically and decisively until his death in 840."
But within a year Louis had been released from confinement and was back in power. He continued to rule energetically and decisively until his death in 840."
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