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| The territories that constituted East Francia had previously been organized as tribal duchies. However, [[WorldHistory/Francia|Charlemagne]] had thoroughly dissolved them as political entities. | [[WorldHistory/Francia|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. |
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| In their place, '''stem duchies''' (''stammesherzogtum'') emerged. They were: | '''Charles III''' (a.k.a. Charles the Fat) outlived his brothers as well as his cousins in [[WorldHistory/MiddleFrancia|Italy]] and [[WorldHistory/WestFrancia|West Francia]], briefly reuniting them all. |
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| * Saxony * Bavaria * Swabia (a.k.a. Alemannia) * Franconia * Lotharingia (a.k.a. Lorraine) |
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 [[Germany/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Germany|kingdom of Germany]], as a non-Carolingian had been crowned. |
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| == History == | == Dynasties == |
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| [[WorldHistory/Francia|Louis the Pious]] divided his kingdom, appointing '''Louis II''' (also known as '''Louis the German''') as king of '''East Francia'''. | === Carolingian === |
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| Louis further partitioned the kingdom into Saxony, Bavaria, and Alemania for his sons upon his death in 876. '''Charles the Fat''', the youngest son and recipient of Alemania, happened to outlive his not just his brothers, but also his cousins in [[WorldHistory/MiddleFrancia|Italy]] and [[WorldHistory/WestFrancia|West Francia]]. As a result, Charles succeeded in briefly reuniting the Frankish Kingdom. | '''Louis II''' inherited [[WorldHistory/EastFrancia|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. |
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| When '''Louis the Child''' died in 911, the dukes of Saxony, Bavaria, and Swabia intervened to bar '''Charles the Simple''' of West Francia from inheriting. They elected the duke of Franconia, '''Conrad I''', to be king instead. Generally this is considered the creation of the [[Germany/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Germany|kingdom of Germany]], as a non-Carolingian had been crowned. | When '''Louis IV''' died in 911, the dukes of Saxony, Bavaria, and Swabia intervened to bar [[WorldHistory/WestFrancia|Charles III]] from inheriting. This ended the Carolingian dynasty in the east. ||'''Monarchs'''||'''Local Name'''||'''Reign'''|| ||Louis II ||Ludwig ||843 - 876 || ||Carloman || ||876 - 879 || ||Louis III || ||876 - 882 || ||Charles III || ||876 - 887 || ||Arnulf || ||887 - 899 || ||Louis IV || ||899 - 911 || |
East Francia
East Francia was a kingdom that emerged from Francia. Germany is the successor state.
Contents
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.
Monarchs |
Local Name |
Reign |
Louis II |
Ludwig |
843 - 876 |
Carloman |
|
876 - 879 |
Louis III |
|
876 - 882 |
Charles III |
|
876 - 887 |
Arnulf |
|
887 - 899 |
Louis IV |
|
899 - 911 |