Louis the Pious

In 831, Louis the Pious granted amnesty to all persons involved in last year's rebellion. In general the Diet of Aachen Judith swore his loyalty to her husband and was acquitted. In the same year the Emperor Louis unveiled a new environment section of the Empire, which for Lothair remained only Italy, and received the title of King Charles and, in addition to the previously obtained regions, endowed with all of Burgundy, Provence, Septimania Neustria and lands in the cities of Laon and Reims .

The victim of a new section, the King of Aquitaine Pepin in October 831, refused to appear at the Diet in Thionville and 2 months, by order of Emperor Louis, was arrested in Aachen, but managed to escape. At the same time, Louis of Bavaria rebelled, demanding the abolition of the section, but his speech was suppressed by the emperor. Held in April 832, at Orleans, the Diet decided to withdraw Pepin of Aquitaine and send it to Carl. Pepin was again captured and escaped again and returned to Aquitaine, which raised a new revolt against his father.

In winter, 833 on the support Pepin announced Lothar and Pope Gregory IV declared his intention to mediate between the Emperor Louis and his sons. In the spring of Lothar with his army to Colmar, where joined with Pepin Aquitaine and Louis of Bavaria. The army of the brothers embarked on a red background. In June, same here with the army came and Louis the Pious. Wishing to resolve the conflict the world, the emperor joined with his sons in the negotiations, but those for the species within a few days of negotiating, managed to secretly gain over most of the troops of the emperor. Seeing that of his troops remained only a handful of soldiers, Louis the Pious on June 29 arrived in the camp sons and devoted himself to their mercy. He was separated from his family and sent to Soissons, where he was kept in the monastery. Judith has been banished in Tortona, and her son Charles - in Prüm.

Conducted shortly Board nobles decided to pass the supreme power in the Frankish state Lothar, Louis the Pious but again refused to leave the throne and take the vows. October 1 833, at a meeting in Compiegne bishops Agobard Lyons and Ebbo was accused of failing to Louis to run the state, and on October 7 Louis verdict was read, according to which he was recognizing the fair all the charges against him, shall be deprived of the throne and imprisoned in a monastery. Louis received the court's decision with humility and this led to what many have come to regret the emperor, to undergo such a humiliating procedure.