In March 858, at Quierzy-sur-Oise, Charles met his nephew, Lothair II, to affirm their alliance. They also took oaths of fidelity from some of his major subjects. Wenilo, on account of disease, was unable to attend, but signed the oaths later.[11] Soon after that,[d] Louis the Italian invaded Charles's kingdom & moved on Sens to "receive those Aquitainians, Neustrians & also Bretons who had pledged to come over to him". Wenilo was of them: they brought Louis considerable military support,[12] along with Count Odo of Troyes.[13] Louis may have hoped to be anointed in Charles's place by the who had anointed him, but Louis did not.[14] In the finish there was tiny fighting, Charles rallied his supporters in Burgundy & Louis was made to withdraw. At Jouy on 15 January 859, Charles declared victory. Charles personally denounced Wenilo as a traitor & threatened to depose him on 14 June 859.[15] Wenilo reconciled with the king before the finish of the year.[16]
A published account of Charles's denunciation, A Proclamation against Wenilo, which appears to be heavily influenced by the ideology of Hincmar of Reims, has survived. It presents the election of 848 as a free election to a vacant office, & denies that someone but the bishops who took part in Charles's anointing can stand in judgement over him.[17] The chief complaint against Wenilo was that they had given his "solace" (solatium)[e] to Louis than to the to whom it was owed.[18] Charles specifically credits the other bishops (& implicitly their "solaces") with helping him recover his position after Wenilo's treachery.[18] They also accused Wenilo of having "celebrated public masses for my sister \. in my palace of Attigny."[19] This was not an accusation of treason (infidelitas), but of a breach of canon law. Wenilo had performed mass in another diocese with the local bishop's permission, & they had consorted with excommunicates without the consent of his fellow bishops.[19]
A published account of Charles's denunciation, A Proclamation against Wenilo, which appears to be heavily influenced by the ideology of Hincmar of Reims, has survived. It presents the election of 848 as a free election to a vacant office, & denies that someone but the bishops who took part in Charles's anointing can stand in judgement over him.[17] The chief complaint against Wenilo was that they had given his "solace" (solatium)[e] to Louis than to the to whom it was owed.[18] Charles specifically credits the other bishops (& implicitly their "solaces") with helping him recover his position after Wenilo's treachery.[18] They also accused Wenilo of having "celebrated public masses for my sister \. in my palace of Attigny."[19] This was not an accusation of treason (infidelitas), but of a breach of canon law. Wenilo had performed mass in another diocese with the local bishop's permission, & they had consorted with excommunicates without the consent of his fellow bishops.[19]
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