Louis the Pious and the contours of empire
Jonathan P. Conant
When the southern Iberian city of Mérida revolted against Umayyad control, Carolingian emperor Louis Pious (814–40) sought to gain recognition there his own political authority, probably in early 830. Motivated by a desire project Frankish power after intervention Catalonia, move was also keeping with larger patterns expansion frontier zone. The incident is further revealing Pious's wider imperial ambitions 820s, which medieval conceptions space allowed be expressed over surprisingly long distances, well beyond frontiers kingdoms.
Early Medieval Europe