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Historical map showing the Carolingian Empire at its height under Charlemagne, including the core Frankish Kingdom of 768, later acquisitions up to 814, and surrounding tributary peoples. An inset map depicts the territorial divisions of the empire after the Treaty of Verdun in 843, splitting it into three separate kingdoms. Major regions, cities, and neighboring peoples are labeled throughout western and central Europe.
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Francia Orientalis

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Historical map showing the Carolingian Empire at its height under Charlemagne, including the core Frankish Kingdom of 768, later acquisitions up to 814, and surrounding tributary peoples. An inset map depicts the territorial divisions of the empire after the Treaty of Verdun in 843, splitting it into three separate kingdoms. Major regions, cities, and neighboring peoples are labeled throughout western and central Europe.
Carolingian empire The Carolingian empire and (inset) divisions after the Treaty of Verdun, 843.

Francia Orientalis was one of the three kingdoms created in 843 by the Treaty of Verdun, which partitioned the Carolingian Empire among the grandsons of Charlemagne. This kingdom encompassed the lands east of the Rhine River and formed the basis for the later Holy Roman Empire. While royal control was generally maintained, decentralizing forces and regional interests led to revolts and the eventual fragmentation of the empire. Francia Orientalis was characterized by a struggle to maintain unity against both internal dissent and external threats, such as Viking invasions.12

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  1. history of France - The kingdoms created at Verdun
  2. Treaty of Verdun
  3. history of France - Principalities of the south

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