List of Frankish Kings
The following list of Frankish Kings is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents.
The Frankish kingdoms were ruled by two main dynasties, the Merovingians (who established the realm) and later the Carolingians. A timeline of Frankish rulers is difficult since the realm was, according to old Germanic practice, frequently divided among the sons of a leader upon his death and then eventually reunited. For more detailed explanations, see the Franks article.
The Carolingians initially were Mayors of the Palace under Merovingian kings in the sub-kingdom of Neustria and later in the reunited Frankish realm:
When Pippin III became king, the Carolingians succeeded the Merovingian dynasty:
The Frankish kingdom was then divided with the Treaty of Verdun in 843 among the sons of Louis the Pious. The following table lists only the members of the Carolingian dynasty in the three subdivisions, which are the kernels of later France and the Holy Roman Empire, each with different ruling dynasties.
Table of contents
1 Merovingians
2 Carolingians
3 Related articles
4 For further reading
Merovingians
Carolingians
West Franks (eventually France)
Lotharingia
East Franks (to become the Holy Roman Empire)
Names marked (*) are Robertians and (**) are from the house of Boso -- both were distantly related to the Carolingians.
After this, the Capetian dynasty ruled France. For the continuation, see the list of French monarchs.
Louis II had only daughters, one of whom, Ermengard, married Boso of Provence, thus providing the family connection for Rudolph of Burgundy's claim to the throne.
After this, Conrad of Franconia[?] ruled from 911-918, and was followed by the Saxon (Ottonian) kings, which is commonly considered the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. For the continuation, see the list of German Kings and Emperors.
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