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It was at Prüm that Lothair was most commemorated. [8] The same year, Lothair's kingdom was divided between his three sons [1] in a deal called the Treaty of Prüm: the eldest, Louis II, received Italy and the title of emperor; the second, Lothair II, received Lotharingia; the youngest, Charles, received Provence. [citation needed]
Lothair II (835 – 8 August 869) was a Carolingian king and ruler of northern parts of Middle Francia, that came to be known as Lotharingia, reigning there from 855 until his death in 869. He also ruled over Burgundy , holding from 855 just the Upper regions, and from 863 also the Lower Burgundy .
Lotharingia was known as regnum quondam Lotharii or regnum Lotharii ("kingdom [once] Lothair's") and its inhabitants Lotharii (from Lotharius), Lotharienses (from Lothariensis), or Lotharingi (which gives the modern Dutch, German, and Luxembourgish names for the province Lotharingen, Lothringen, and Loutrengen respectively).
In 846 Gilbert abducted an unnamed daughter of Lothair and married her in an attempt to force Lothair to reinstate him. Reginar, Duke of Lorraine (c. 850–916) is believed to be Gilbert's son. Following the death of Charles the Fat , the Reginarids began a long fight with the Conradines for supremacy in Lotharingia. [ 2 ]
Lothair I (795–855), King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor; Lothair I, Margrave of the Nordmark (940–1003) Lothair II of Lotharingia (825–869), a king, son of Emperor Lothair I; Lothair II of Italy (died 950), a king; Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor (1075–1137), also called Lothair II; Lothair of France (941–986), sometimes called ...
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Lothair II, 855–869, the second son, received the northern half of Middle Francia, which came to be named "Lotharingia" (Lorraine) from his name. For the continuation, see the list of rulers of Lorraine .
Lothair II (926/8 – 22 November 950), often Lothair of Arles, was the King of Italy from 947 to his death. He was of the noble Frankish lineage of the Bosonids , descended from Boso the Elder . His father and predecessor was Hugh of Provence , great-grandson of Lothair II , King of Lotharingia , and his mother was a German princess named Alda ...