Wilfred the Hairy And Charlemagne's Last Rump State

10/06/20 • 9 min

The March of Barcelona was created as a buffer zone by Charlemagne in the 8th century. Over the course of years, all counties except Andorra were absorbed by Spain or France. Listen in for the bizarre history of why Andorra exists as an independent country to this day.

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