Kingdom of the Franks

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early medieval polity historical state monarchy

The Kingdom of the Franks was a powerful early medieval Frankish realm in Western Europe that laid the foundations for modern France and Germany under dynasties such as the Merovingians and Carolingians.

Aliases (7)

Frankish Empire ×6
Frankish Kingdom ×3
Frankish Kingdom under the Merovingians ×1
Frankish kingdom ×1
Frankish realms ×1
Kings of the Franks ×1
West Francia ×1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early medieval polity → historical state → monarchy →
capital	Aachen → Metz → Paris → Soissons NERFINISHED →
continent	Europe →
currency	denarius → gold solidus →
endTime	9th century →
ethnicGroup	Franks →
foundedBy	Clovis I →
governmentForm	hereditary monarchy →
historicalRole	foundation of medieval Western Christendom → precursor of France → precursor of Germany →
importantInstitution	Frankish Church → Palace mayoralty →
language	Old Frankish → Vulgar Latin →
legalSystem	Salic law →
modernCountryOnTerritory	Austria → Belgium → Czech Republic → France → Germany → Italy → Luxembourg → Netherlands → Spain → Switzerland →
notableRuler	Charlemagne → Charles Martel → Clovis I → Dagobert I → Louis the Pious → Pepin the Short →
predecessor	Roman Gaul → Western Roman Empire →
region	Western Europe →
religion	Arian Christianity → Germanic paganism → Roman Catholicism →
rulingDynasty	Carolingian dynasty → Merovingian dynasty →
significantEvent	Baptism of Clovis I → Battle of Soissons (486) → Battle of Tolbiac → Battle of Tours (732) → Coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor (800) → Treaty of Verdun (843) →
startTime	5th century → c. 481 →
successor	Duchy of Normandy → East Francia → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of Burgundy → Kingdom of France → Middle Francia →
territoryIncludes	Alsace → Aquitaine NERFINISHED → Austrasia → Bavaria → Burgundy → Catalonia → Flanders NERFINISHED → Frisia → Lombardy → Lorraine → Neustria → Provence NERFINISHED → Saxony NERFINISHED → Thuringia NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlemagne → Louis the Pious →	birthPlace
Council of Orange (529) → Second Council of Orange →	country
Christianization of the Franks ("Frankish Kingdom") → Saxon Wars ("Frankish Empire") →	location
Carolingian Empire ("Frankish Kingdom under the Merovingians") → Carolingian Empire →	precededBy
Saxon Wars ("Frankish Empire") →	belligerent
Battle of Tours ("Frankish Kingdom") →	combatant1
Christianization of Saxony ("Frankish Empire") →	countryInvolved
Charlemagne →	countryOfCitizenship
Franks ("Frankish Empire") →	formedCoreOf
Christianization of the Balkans ("Frankish Empire") →	hasInfluence
Carolingian dynasty →	hasPart
Rollo ("West Francia") →	historicalRegion
Latin West ("Frankish realms") →	includesRegion
Battle of Tours →	involvedTerritory
Gaul ("Frankish Kingdom") →	laterBecame
Kings of France ("Kings of the Franks") →	predecessor
Old Frankish ("Frankish Empire") →	spokenIn
Kingdom of the Lombards →	successor
Duke of Gascony →	usedIn
Paul the Deacon ("Frankish kingdom") →	wroteAbout