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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Collection of facts about the Franks

This post is a collection of facts about the Franks. There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Germanic people originally from Rhine-river area
• Ruled by Roman Empire
• Later expanded into Gaul
• Fought Alans, Vandals and Huns during Migration Period
• Clovis I unites Frankish Kingdoms under Merovingian dynasty (5th century AD)
• Later ruled by Carolingian dynasty (751 AD)
• Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor (800 AD)
• Divided into West Francia, Middle Francia and East Francia (843 AD)
• West Francia later became Kingdom of France
• East Francia later became Holy Roman Empire