Ribemont () is a

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in the Aisne

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in northern

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. It is the birthplace of

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History

Two treaties were signed in Ribemont: *The

Treaty of Ribemont , Participants = Louis the Younger, Louis III of France, Carloman II , Location = Ribemont , Date = 880 , Result = All of Lotharingia given to East Francia The Treaty of Ribemont in 880 was the last treaty on th ...

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was the last treaty on the partitions of the

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. It was signed by the German king

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and the kings of

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and Carloman. * The

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was signed on 2 May 1179 by the two eldest sons of the late Duke Matthias I of Lorraine.

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