State

East Francia

country in Western Europe from 843 to 962; predecessor to the Kingdom of Germany

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843–962 CE
Founded
843 CE
Ended
962 CE
Capital
Frankfurt
Government
monarchy
Languages
Latin
Preceded by
Carolingian Empire
Succeeded by
Holy Roman Empire

Overview

East Francia (Latin: Francia orientalis) or the Kingdom of the East Franks (Regnum Francorum orientalium) was a successor state of the Carolingian Empire ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911. It was established through the 843 Treaty of Verdun which divided the former kingdom of Francia into three kingdoms: Francia Orientalis (the East Frankish kingdom); Francia Media (the Middle Frankish kingdom); and Francia Occidentalis (the West Frankish kingdom).

The east–west division with the Treaty of Verdun, enforced by the Germanic-Latin language split, "gradually hardened into the establishment of separate kingdoms", with East Francia becoming (or being) the Kingdom of Germany, and West Francia becoming the Kingdom of France.

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All rulers (8)

  1. Louis the German843–876 CE
  2. Louis III the Younger876–882 CE
  3. Charles the Fat882–887 CE
  4. Arnulf of Carinthia887–899 CE
  5. Louis the Child900–911 CE
  6. Conrad I of Germany911–918 CE
  7. Henry I the Fowler919–936 CE
  8. Otto I the Great936–973 CE

Records (11)

  1. 849 CE — Battle of ZásekBattle
  2. 870 CE — Treaty of MeerssenTreaty
  3. 871–874 CE — Moravian-Franconian WarWar
  4. 872 CE — Battle of VltavaBattle
  5. 876 CE — Battle of AndernachBattle
  6. 891 CE — Battle of LeuvenBattle
  7. 891 CE — Battle of the Geul RiverBattle
  8. 910 CE — Battle of LechfeldBattle
  9. 910 CE — Battle of RednitzBattle
  10. 929 CE — Battle of LenzenBattle
  11. 933 CE — Battle of RiadeBattle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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