East Francia
East Francia (Medieval Latin: Francia orientalis) or the Kingdom of the East Franks (Regnum Francorum orientalium) was a successor state of Charlemagne's empire ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911. It was created through the Treaty of Verdun (843) which divided the former empire into three kingdoms.[lower-alpha 1]
Kingdom of the East Franks Francia orientalis | |||||||||||
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| 843–962 | |||||||||||
 East Francia in 843 after the Treaty of Verdun | |||||||||||
| Capital | Various, including Frankfurt and Ratisbon (Regensburg) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Old High German Old Low German Old Frisian limited use of Old Franconian and Latin in official and church matters; vassal territories also used Slavic and various other languages | ||||||||||
| Religion | Catholic Church Germanic religion | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | East Frankish, East Frank | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King of the Franks | |||||||||||
• 843–876 | Louis the German (first) | ||||||||||
• 936–962 (title held until his death in 973) | Otto the Great | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
| 843 | |||||||||||
| 870 | |||||||||||
• Disestablished | 962 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Pfennig | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Austria Germany Czech Republic Switzerland Italy Slovenia | ||||||||||
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| History of Germany |
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The east–west division with the Treaty of Verdun in 843, enforced by the Germanic-Latin language split, "gradually hardened into the establishment of separate kingdoms",[1] with East Francia becoming (or being) the Kingdom of Germany[lower-alpha 2] and West Francia becoming the Kingdom of France.[2][3]