East Francia

East Francia was a kingdom that emerged from Francia. Germany is the successor state.

History

Louis I (a.k.a. Louis the Pious) divided the Frankish kingdom for his sons, creating Louis II (a.k.a. Louis the German) as king of East Francia. Louis further divided the realm into the kingdoms of Saxony, Bavaria, and Alemania for his sons upon his death in 876. These kingdoms are the origins of three of the five stem duchies.

Charles III (a.k.a. Charles the Fat) outlived his brothers as well as his cousins in Italy and West Francia, briefly reuniting them all.

When Louis IV (a.k.a. Louis the Child) died in 911, the dukes of Saxony, Bavaria, and Swabia elected the duke of Franconia, Conrad I, to be king. Generally this is considered the creation of the kingdom of Germany, as a non-Carolingian had been crowned.

Dynasties

Carolingian

Louis II inherited East Francia from his father, Louis I. His sons rebelled and forced him to again divide the realm into Bavaria (for Carloman), of Saxony (for Louis III), and Alemania (for Charles III). Charles outlived his brothers, reuniting their kingdoms.

When Louis IV died in 911, the dukes of Saxony, Bavaria, and Swabia intervened to bar Charles III from inheriting. This ended the Carolingian dynasty in the east.

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