Merovingian Empire

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481 – 843 · up to 733 thousand km² · Europe

Capital: Tournai (431–508), Paris (508–768), Aachen (768–843)

The Kingdom of the Franks, also known as the Frankish Kingdom or Francia, was the largest post-Roman kingdom in Western Europe. It was established by the Franks, one of the Germanic peoples. Its founder was King Clovis I who united Frankish tribes and expanded the Frankish realm into Roman Gaul. During the Early Middle Ages, the kingdom was ruled by the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties. In 800, it evolved into the Carolingian Empire, thus becoming the longest lasting Germanic kingdom from the era of Great Migrations.

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Predecessors: Western Roman Empire, Magna Frisia, Gaul, Germania Secunda

Successors: Middle Francia, East Franks, West Franks, Carolingian Empire

Events on its territory

• c. 496 Baptism of Clovis