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Alright, so a bit of background. A little over a week ago, I started a thread inquiring as to a POD in which Eleanor of Aquitaine's brother managed to survive infancy. At the time, I was also writing a paper on the Occitan language for a Mediterranean Studies course that I am taking, which fueled my interest into delving deeper into the unique history and culture of the region of Occitania. Now, I'll be the first to admit that the Early Middle Ages is not my particular area of amateur expertise, so please, forgive my ignorance. However, I have, as of late, been toying with an idea for a TL, involving a surviving, independent Kingdom of Aquitaine.
So, my question is: what is the best POD after 840 (i.e. the death of Louis the Pious) for the formation of a permanent* Kingdom of Aquitaine?
*"Permanent" in the sense that a kingdom forms that lasts at least into the Late Middle Ages, if not the Early Modern Era.