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Lothair's reign was chiefly occupied by his efforts to obtain a divorce from his wife Teutberga, a sister of Hucbert, abbot of St Maurice (d. 864) and daughter of the Bosonid Boso the Elder, and his relations with his uncles Charles the Bald and Louis the German were influenced by his desire to obtain their support for this endeavor. Although quarrels and reconciliations between the three kings followed each other in quick succession, in general it may be said that Louis favoured the divorce, and Charles opposed it, while neither lost sight of the fact that Lothair had no sons to inherit his lands. Lothair, whose desire for the divorce was prompted by his affection for his mistress, Waldrada, put away Theutberga, but Hucbert took up arms on her behalf, and after she had submitted successfully to the ordeal of water, Lothair was compelled to restore her in 858. Still pursuing his purpose, he won the support of his brother, Emperor Louis II, by a cession of lands and obtained the consent of the local clergy to the divorce and to his marriage with Waldrada, which took place in 862.

Birth	Abt 835	Alsace-Lorraine, France
Marriage	15 Oct 862	Alsace-Lorraine, France - Waldrade D ALSACE
Death	7 Aug 869	Plaisance, Italy

Spouse	Waldrade D ALSACE (836 - 868)
Child	Bertha DE LORRAINE (869 - 925)
Child	Gisela DE LORRAINE (869 - 907)

Father	Lothaire I CAROLINGIAN (795 - 855)
Mother	Ermengarde DE TOURS (800 - 851)
Sibling	Louis II CAROLINGIAN Emperor West (825 - 875)
Sibling	Helletrude CAROLINGIAN
Sibling	Ermengarde CAROLINGIAN (832 - )
Sibling	Rotrud "D'Italia" CAROLINGIAN
Sibling	Gisle CAROLINGIAN (834 - 861)
Sibling	Charles (Loth) CAROLINGIAN (845 - 863)