The birth of Charles the Bald, resulting from second marriages, upsets the succession of Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne. By favoring this one for his inheritance by offering him a larger territory, the Emperor Louis the Pious ends up being deposed by his other sons, including once in the field
Indian kings queued up to sign one by one to join the Union of India. Some of the princely states accepted their merger but with great bitterness. A king of central India, while signing the Instrument of Accession, stumbled and died of a heart attack. After signing, the Maharaja of Baroda cried like
Greek legislator and poet, Solon came from an aristocratic but not very wealthy family; it builds itself thanks to its trade in oils. After several trips, particularly to Ionia (a region located west of Asia Minor), he returned to Athens where his reputation preceded him. He convinces the Greeks to
Louis VI the Fat, was the son of Philip I and Bertha of Holland. He first married Lucienne de Rochefort and Adéle de Savoie. Louis is an energetic and valiant king in battle. He subdues the revolts of the barons on his domain and imposes himself against the lords of the kingdom. He also had to manag