Overview
In medieval historiography, West Francia (Medieval Latin: Francia occidentalis) or the Kingdom of the West Franks (Latin: regnum Francorum occidentalium) constitutes the initial stage of the Kingdom of France and extends from the Treaty of Verdun in 843 to 987, the beginning of the Capetian dynasty. It was created from the division of the Carolingian Empire following the death of Louis the Pious, with its neighbor East Francia eventually evolving into the Kingdom of Germany. West Francia extended further north and south than modern metropolitan France, but it did not extend as far east. It did not include such future French holdings as Lorraine, the County and Kingdom of Burgundy (the duchy was already a part of West Francia), Alsace.
Historical Periods
West Franks (850–859)
850 CE – 859 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 425,840 km²
West Franks (860–865)
860 CE – 865 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 566,319 km²
West Franks (866–869)
866 CE – 869 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 640,453 km²
West Franks (870–874)
870 CE – 874 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 708,893 km²
West Franks (875–875)
875 CE – 875 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 674,097 km²
West Franks (876–877)
876 CE – 877 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 756,594 km²
West Franks (878–879)
878 CE – 879 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 746,588 km²
West Franks (880–881)
880 CE – 881 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 621,661 km²
West Franks (882–883)
882 CE – 883 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 1,174,566 km²
West Franks (884–885)
884 CE – 885 CE
Capital: ParisArea: 1,174,268 km²
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