Polity · 850 CE – 989 CE
West Franks
Frankia ar C'hornôg · Regnum Francorum occidentalium
- Peak recorded area
- 1,187,800 km²
- 886 CE
- Rulers on record
- 12
- from 843 CE
Overview
In medieval historiography, West Francia or the Kingdom of the West Franks constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the Treaty of Verdun in 843 to 987, the beginning of the Capetian dynasty. It was created from the division of the Carolingian Empire following the death of Louis the Pious, with its neighbor East Francia eventually evolving into the Kingdom of Germany.
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Territory
22 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
Rulers
12 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Charles the Baldking of West Francia843 CE – 877 CE
- Louis the Stammererking of West Francia877 CE – 879 CE
- Carloman II of Franceking of West Francia879 CE – 884 CE
- Louis III of Franceking of West Francia879 CE – 882 CE
- Charles the Fatking of West Francia885 CE – 887 CE
- Odoking of West Francia888 CE – 898 CE
- Charles the Simpleking of West Francia898 CE – 922 CE
- Robert I of Franceking of West Francia922 CE – 923 CE
- Rudolph of Franceking of West Francia923 CE – 936 CE
- Louis IV of Franceking of West Francia936 CE – 954 CE
- Lothair of Franceking of West Francia954 CE – 986 CE
- Louis V of Franceking of West Francia986 CE – 987 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Breton, Latin, Old French
- Currency
- triens, solidus, denarius, pfennig
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
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West Franks is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.