Franks
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The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frankish Crusaders | 1 |
| Frankish settlers | 1 |
| Rhenish Franks | 1 |
| Ripuarian Franks | 1 |
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic people
ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| administrativeInnovation | count-based territorial administration ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Soissons (486)
ⓘ
Battle of Tolbiac ⓘ Battle of Tours ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tours (732)
|
| capitalUnderCharlemagne | Aachen ⓘ |
| capitalUnderEarlyMerovingians | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conversionCentury |
5th century
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| convertedUnder |
Clovis
ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
|
| coreTerritory |
Eastern Gaul
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ Lower Rhine region ⓘ Gallia Belgica ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Gaul
Rhine–Meuse river system ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River basin
|
| culturalInfluence | foundation of medieval Western European culture ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
influenced French language development
ⓘ
influenced German regional identities ⓘ name-giver of France ⓘ |
| economicBase | agrarian economy ⓘ |
| engagedWithEmpire |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Germanic ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisPeriod |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ Burgundy ⓘ Gaul ⓘ Iberian Peninsula (border regions) ⓘ Lombardy ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedConfederationOf | Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| formedCoreOf |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
|
| languageFamily | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalStructure |
empire
ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation for medieval feudal structures in Western Europe ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Ripuarian law
ⓘ
Salic law ⓘ |
| majorDynasty |
Carolingian dynasty
ⓘ
Merovingian dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryRole | major power in Western Europe ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorStates |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
Charles Martel ⓘ Clovis ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
Pepin the Short ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Lower Rhine
ⓘ
Rhine-Weser region ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
East Francia
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | support of Latin Church ⓘ |
| roleInRome | foederati of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| scriptReform | Carolingian minuscule ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
free peasants
ⓘ
unfree dependents ⓘ warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| spoke |
Old Frankish
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish language
Old Frankish ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Franks
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhenish Franks
Franks self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ripuarian Franks
Salian Franks ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Frankish settlers
this entity surface form:
Frankish Crusaders