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The 15 pages that link to Charles the Bald, each with the reason it gives.

• Treaty of VerdunRelated: He secured the western share despite opposition from his elder half-brothers.

• Carolingian dynastyBroader topic: His branch carried Carolingian rule in West Francia into the later ninth century.

• Louis the PiousRelated: His birth to Judith led Louis to revise earlier succession plans.

• West FranciaBroader topic: He received the western kingdom and consolidated its royal authority.

• Louis the GermanCompared with: His western kingdom bordered Louis’s, and the brothers alternated between rivalry and cooperation.

• Frankish EmpireBroader topic: His reign shows how the empire's western share developed after partition.

• Frankish kingdomBroader topic: His kingship shows how the western Frankish realm developed after imperial partition.

• Middle FranciaRelated: He gained territory from Middle Francia through later partitions and agreements.

• Lothair ICompared with: He fought Lothair for power before receiving the western share at Verdun.

• Treaty of MeerssenRelated: He gained the western portion of Lotharingia in the agreement.

• Oaths of StrasbourgBroader topic: He swore the pledge in a language his brother’s followers could understand.

• Battle of FontenoyRelated: He allied with Louis the German and fought at Fontenoy.

• Pope John VIIIRelated: John crowned him emperor in Rome in 875, seeking a powerful protector for Italy.

• Louis II of ItalyCompared with: He succeeded Louis as emperor, despite Louis’s efforts to secure the succession for his own line.

• John Scotus EriugenaRelated: Eriugena worked at Charles's court, where royal patronage supported his translations and theological writing.