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…showed last 75 words of 409 total… Charlemagne than on anything else. After Charlemagne's death in 814, only one of his three sons, Louis, was living. Louis's weak rule brought many civil wars and revolts. After his death, his three fighting sons split the empire between them by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Charlemagne definitely created one of the most memorable empires ever. His level of organization and administration was hardly ever reached and was the model for many succeeding ambitious monarchs.