Lotharingia - Osobitý pohled autora na dějiny Francie, Německa a zemí mezi nimi – Winder Simon (2023)

In the year 843, three grandsons of the powerful Emperor Charlemagne met in Verdun. After years of tumultuous disputes over which of them should inherit the family holdings, they ultimately decided to divide the empire and go their separate ways. In a moment of far-reaching significance, one grandson acquired the territory from which France would emerge, another the future Germany, and the third Lotharingia: the land that originally separated the other two. The dynamics of the relationships between these three entities predetermined many of the future fates of Europe. ***** In this charming, witty, and intriguing book, we follow with suspense how a number of ambitious personalities from both the west and the east unsuccessfully tried to subjugate the population of Lotharingia, which over time became the Dutch, Germans, Belgians, French, Luxembourgers, and Swiss. Over the centuries, many of the greatest European artists, inventors, and thinkers emerged from Lotharingia, yet this land also made numerous would-be conquerors shed tears of rage and frustration. Along with Germania and Danubia, in which Simon Winder fascinatingly presents his personal view of European history, Lotharingia is another beautiful and captivating story.