A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . 111 PIKE OFCHARLEMAGNE 887. CHAPTER XXXVIII DISSOLUTION OF CHAKLEMAGNES EMPIKE : RISE OF THEKINGDOMS OF FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY Divisions in the Empire. —Differences in language and inlaws tended to tlie dismemberment of the empire, which hadbeen held together by the force of Charlemagnes own char-acter and the vigor of his administration. The Anstrasian, orEast Franks, to whom Charlemagne beloaged, desired unity,but the Gallo-Romans in the west and the Teutons farthereast longed for independence. Louis the Pious (8
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . 111 PIKE OFCHARLEMAGNE 887. CHAPTER XXXVIII DISSOLUTION OF CHAKLEMAGNES EMPIKE : RISE OF THEKINGDOMS OF FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY Divisions in the Empire. —Differences in language and inlaws tended to tlie dismemberment of the empire, which hadbeen held together by the force of Charlemagnes own char-acter and the vigor of his administration. The Anstrasian, orEast Franks, to whom Charlemagne beloaged, desired unity,but the Gallo-Romans in the west and the Teutons farthereast longed for independence. Louis the Pious (814-840), Charlemagnes youngest son, washis fathers sole successor, but he was better adapted to acloister than to a throne. He made a premature division of hisdominions between his sons Lotliar, Pipin, and Louis. Theseset on foot a revolt, when their father had attempted a newdistribution of the states in order to provide for Charles the Bald,his son by a second wife. This revolt was in time put down,but when the sons rose once more against the father, theywere re
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