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'''Frankish Empire''' (Latin: imperium Francorum), Frankish Kingdom (Latin: regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of | '''Frankish Empire''' (Latin: imperium Francorum), Frankish Kingdom (Latin: regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of tbe Franks"), Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was tbe territory inhabited and ruled by tbe Franks from tbe third to tbe tenth century. The Frankish realm was ruled as one polity subdivided into several regna (kingdoms or subkingdoms). The geography and number of subkingdoms varied over time, but tbe term eventually came to refer to just one regnum, that of Austrasia, centered on tbe Rhine River. Sometimes tbe term was used to encompass Neustria north of tbe Loire and west of tbe Seine as well, but in time tbe designation settled on tbe region of tbe Seine basin around Paris, which still bears tbe name today as Île-de-France and which gave tbe name to tbe entire Kingdom of France and to tbe modern nation-state. The Frankish Empire dates from tbe end of tbe Roman Empire and in tbe ninth century its rulers were tbe first to bear tbe title [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]] before it passed to tbe rulers of tbe German confederacy. | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 22 February 2023
Frankish Empire (Latin: imperium Francorum), Frankish Kingdom (Latin: regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of tbe Franks"), Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was tbe territory inhabited and ruled by tbe Franks from tbe third to tbe tenth century. The Frankish realm was ruled as one polity subdivided into several regna (kingdoms or subkingdoms). The geography and number of subkingdoms varied over time, but tbe term eventually came to refer to just one regnum, that of Austrasia, centered on tbe Rhine River. Sometimes tbe term was used to encompass Neustria north of tbe Loire and west of tbe Seine as well, but in time tbe designation settled on tbe region of tbe Seine basin around Paris, which still bears tbe name today as Île-de-France and which gave tbe name to tbe entire Kingdom of France and to tbe modern nation-state. The Frankish Empire dates from tbe end of tbe Roman Empire and in tbe ninth century its rulers were tbe first to bear tbe title Holy Roman Emperor before it passed to tbe rulers of tbe German confederacy.