King of the Franks

E97780
monarchical office royal title

King of the Franks was the medieval royal title held by the monarchs who ruled over the Frankish people and their territories in Western Europe, particularly in what later became the Kingdom of France.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
King of the Franks canonical 24
Frankish kings 4
King of West Francia 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical office ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish people

Frankish territories ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Franks ⓘ
associatedInstitution Frankish monasteries ⓘ
surface form: Frankish Church
associatedLegalCode Salic law ⓘ
associatedReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
coreTerritory Aquitaine ⓘ
Austrasia ⓘ
Burgundy ⓘ
West Francia ⓘ
surface form: Neustria
country Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
culturalLegacy foundation of medieval French monarchy ⓘ
shaping of early medieval Western Europe ⓘ
firstDynastyToHoldTitle Merovingian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Merovingians
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalPrecursorOf King of France ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
Old Frankish ⓘ
laterDynastyToHoldTitle Capetian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Capetians

Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Carolingians
linkedToPolity East Francia ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish Empire

West Francia ⓘ
notableTitleHolder Charlemagne ⓘ
Charles the Bald ⓘ
Clovis ⓘ
surface form: Clovis I

Dagobert I ⓘ
Hugh Capet ⓘ
Emperor Louis the Pious ⓘ
surface form: Louis the Pious

Pepin the Short ⓘ
politicalSystem feudal monarchy ⓘ
predecessorTitle King of the Ripuarian Franks ⓘ
King of the Salian Franks ⓘ
region Western Europe ⓘ
role military leader of Frankish armies ⓘ
protector of the Church ⓘ
supreme ruler of the Franks ⓘ
successorTitle King of France ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
typicalLatinForm Rex Francorum ⓘ
usedBy Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form: Frankish monarchy

Merovingian dynasty ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip II of France → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
Count of Anjou → grantedBy → King of the Franks ⓘ
Reims Cathedral → firstRoyalCoronation → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clovis I
Charlemagne → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
Emperor Louis the Pious → title → King of the Franks ⓘ
subject surface form: Louis the Pious
Duke of Gascony → hasFeudalObligationTo → King of the Franks ⓘ
Prince Louis of France → nobleTitle → King of the Franks ⓘ
Louis VII of France → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
medieval Duchy of Normandy → overlord → King of the Franks ⓘ
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
Louis III of West Francia → title → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of West Francia
Charles the Simple → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of West Francia
Hugh Capet → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
King of the Romans → precededBy → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of the East Franks
Carloman I → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
Carloman I → nobleTitle → King of the Franks ⓘ
Charles the Fat → title → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of West Francia
Pepin the Short → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
Pepin the Short → title → King of the Franks ⓘ
Donation of Pepin → hasDonor → King of the Franks ⓘ
Admonitio Generalis → issuedBy → King of the Franks ⓘ
Marca Hispanica → underSuzeraintyOf → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish kings
Clovis → historicallyAssociatedWith → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish kings
Duchy of Normandy → feudalAllegiance → King of the Franks ⓘ
Robert II of France → nobleTitle → King of the Franks ⓘ
Louis I → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
Ludovicus Pius → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
King of Aquitaine → subordinateTo → King of the Franks ⓘ
King of Aquitaine → relatedTitle → King of the Franks ⓘ
Frankish monasteries → patron → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish kings
Annales Laureshamenses → subjectMatter → King of the Franks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish kings
Queen Clotilde → spouseOccupation → King of the Franks ⓘ
Dagobert I → positionHeld → King of the Franks ⓘ
King of France → precededBy → King of the Franks ⓘ