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The Kingdom of the Franks ( Latin: Regnum Francorum ), also known as the Frankish Kingdom, the Frankish Empire ( Latin: Imperium Francorum) or Francia, was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Frankish Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties during the Early Middle Ages.
- Middle Francia
Middle Francia (Latin: Francia media) was a short-lived...
- Barbarian Kingdom
20th-century painting of Alaric I, leader of the Visigoths...
- Kingdom of The Visigoths
History Federate kingdom Visigothic settlement and the...
- Frisian Kingdom
The Frisian Kingdom (West Frisian: Fryske Keninkryk), also...
- Tournai
Tournai or Tournay (/ t ʊər ˈ n eɪ / toor-NAY; French: ⓘ;...
- Merovingian Dynasty
c. 481. • Disestablished. 751. The Merovingian dynasty ( /...
- List of Frankish kings
The title "King of the Franks" is attested in the Kingdom of...
- Middle Francia
The Franks ( Latin: Franci or gens Francorum; German: Franken; French: Francs) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages. They began as a Germanic people who lived near the Lower Rhine, on the northern continental frontier of the empire. They subsequently expanded their power and influence during the Middle ...
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Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
Francia was a kingdom founded in 481 AD. It may also be called the Kingdom of the Franks, Frankish Kingdom, or Frankish Empire. It was first a province of the Western Roman Empire founded by Clovis I. Before that it was a Germanic state. After the Treaty of Verdun in 843, West Francia became the predecessor of France, and East Francia became ...
Charles' kingdom survived its founder and covered much of Western Europe from 795 until 843 when a treaty split it amongst his grandsons: Central Franks ruled by Lothair I (green), East Franks ruled by Louis the German (yellow), and Charles the Bald led West Franks (purple). Charles had several sons, but only one survived him.
