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The Duchy of Franconia (German: Herzogtum Franken) was one of the five stem duchies of East Francia and the medieval Kingdom of Germany emerging in the early 10th century. The word Franconia, first used in a Latin charter of 1053, was applied like the words Francia , France , and Franken , to a portion of the land occupied by the Franks .
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Franconia between 919 and 1125. In the mid-9th century, the Stem Duchy of Franconia emerged, one of the five stem duchies of the East Francian Empire. Present-day Franconia, however, only covers the eastern part of this duchy. Until the 10th century, Franconia also comprised Rhenish or West Franconia.
Pointers to a more precise definition of Franconia's boundaries include: the territories covered by the former Duchy of Franconia and former Franconian Circle, the range of the East Franconian dialect group, the common culture and history of the region and the use of the Franconian Rake on coats of arms, flags and
The duchy is split into its two main constituent regions, West or Rhenish Franconia (Francia Rhenensis, essentially meaning Franconia near the Rhine), and East Franconia (Francia Orientalis). The eastern half is formed of several counties and bishoprics that that are answerable directly to the German king, while portions of the western half ...
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The tribal duchy was dissolved 939. Rheinfranken (counts of Speyer and Worms who sometimes were mentioned as dukes of Franconia) 935-955: Konrad der Rote (the Red) 955-1004: Otto von Worms: 1004-1011: Konrad der Ältere (the Elder) 1011-1039: Konrad (II) 1011-1039: Konrad der Jüngere (the Younger) 1039-1056: Heinrich (III) 1056-1076
Bavaria. Baden-Württemberg. Rhineland-Palatinate. Hessen. Franconia, one of the five great stem, or Stamm (tribal), duchies—the other four being Saxony, Lotharingia (Lorraine), Swabia, and Bavaria—of early medieval Germany.
