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List of Frankish Kings

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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.

Table of contents
1 Merovingians
2 Carolingians
3 Related articles
4 For further reading

Merovingians
Clodio
Merovech 447-458
Childeric I 458-481
Clovis I 481-511

Upon Clovis' death, the kingdom was split among his four sons:-
Leutetia (Paris) Soissons Orleans Reims
Childebert I 511-558
Clotaire I 511-561
Chlodomer 511-524
Theuderic I 511-534
Theudebert I 534-548
Theudebald 548-555
Clotaire I 511-561


Clotaire (of Soissans) eventually took over the other three kingdoms after the deaths of his brothers (or their successors). After his own death, the kingdom was once again divided into Neustria (in the west), Burgundy, and Austrasia (in the east).
Austrasia Neustria Burgundiae
Sigebert I 561-575
  • Childebert II, (570-595), 575-595
  • Theudebert II 595-612
  • Theuderic II 612-613
  • Sigebert II 613 
  •
    		• Charibert I 561-567
  • Chilperic I 567-584 
  •
    		• Guntram 561-592
    Clotaire II 584-629
    Charibert II 629-632
    Chilperic I 632
    Dagobert I 632-639

    Austrasia Neustria
    Sigebert III 639-656
  • Dagobert II 656-661 
  •
    		• Clovis II 639-658
  • Clotaire III, (652-673), 658-673 
    •
    Theuderic I 673, 679-691
    Dagobert II 676-679
    Childeric II 673-675
    Clovis II 675-676
    Clovis III 691-695
    Childebert II 695-711
    Dagobert III 711-715
    Chilperic II 715-720
    Theuderic II 720-737
    Childeric III 742-751

    Carolingians

    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.

    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. 
    •
    		Lothar 795-855, Emperor 817-855
  • Louis II, (825-875), 825-875, Emperor 855-875
  • Lothar II 835-869
  • Zwentibold 870/1-900 son of Arnulf of Carinthia by a concubine

    • 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. 
    •
    		Louis the German, (804-876), 843-876
  • Carloman (830-880) (Bavaria)
  • Louis III 876-882(North)
  • Charles the Fat 876-887 (South, then all) Emp. 881
  • Arnulf of Carinthia 887-899 Emp. 896
  • Louis the Child, (893-911), 899-911

    • 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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