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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 East Francia after the Treaty of Verdun of 843. | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• 843–876 | Louis the German (first) | ||||||||||||
• 936–962 (title held until his death in 973) | Otto the Great | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
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• East Francia blends into the Holy Roman Empire upon Otto the Great being crowned Holy Roman Emperor | 962 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Pfennig | ||||||||||||
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The east–west division, enforced by the Germanic-Latin language split, "gradually hardened into the establishment of separate kingdoms",[1] with East Francia becoming the Kingdom of Germany and West Francia the Kingdom of France.[2][3]