Battle of Fontenoy

When

29 Jun 841

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.65° N, 3.30° E

Description

841 middle ages battle

Battle of the Carolingian Civil War

The Battle of Fontenoy, also called the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye or Battle of Fontenay in older works, was the largest battle of the Carolingian civil war. Fought at Fontenoy in the Puisaye, the battle was 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. It was not, however, decisive.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Fontenay: Frankish forces of Emperor Lothair I, and his nephew Pepin II of Aquitaine, are defeated by allied forces of King Louis the German”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Fontenoy zwischen den Söhnen Ludwigs des Frommen besiegen Ludwig der Deutsche und Karl der Kahle Kaiser Lothar I. und seinen Neffen Pippin…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Fontenoy-en-Puisaye près d’Auxerre : l'empereur Lothaire est vaincu par ses frères Louis le Germanique et Charles le Chauve”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в битве при Фонтенуа между сыновьями Людовика Благочестивого за раздел Франкской империи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Francia, la batalla de Fontenoy-en-Puisaye es el enfrentamiento decisivo entre los imperialistas (al mando de Lotario I) y los divisionistas (Carlos el…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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