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Upon Charlemagne's death on 28 January 814 in [[Aachen]], he was buried in his own [[Aachen Cathedral|Palace Chapel at Aachen]].
====Divided empire, after 840====
[[File:Partage de l'Empire carolingien au Traité de Verdun en 843.JPG|thumb|upright=1.35|The [[Carolingian Empire]] at its greatest extent, with borders displaying the three territorial divisions of 843, from left to right: {{unordered list|[[West Francia]] or the West Frankish Kingdom: [[Charles the Bald]], King of the West Franks.|[[Middle Francia]] or the Middle Frankish Kingdom: [[Lothair I]], King of the Middle Franks, nominally titled Emperor. This kingdom lasted only until 869. |[[East Francia]] or the East Frankish Kingdom: [[Louis the German]], King of the East Franks.}}]]
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