 In 868 at Metz Louis and Charles agreed to partition Lotharingia.When Lothair II died in 869, Louis was lying seriously ill, and his armies were engaged in a war with the Moravians.Charles the Bald quickly seized Lothair's lands, but Louis, having recovered, compelled him by threat of war to agree to the Treaty of Meerssen, which divided Lothair's lands among all the claimants.