List of Frankish kings

thumb|500px|Map of the Frankish kingdom (481–814)

border|thumb|Animated map of Frankish expansion

The Franks, Germanic peoples that invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, were first led by individuals called dukes and reguli. The earliest group of Franks that rose to prominence was the Salian Merovingians, who conquered most of Roman Gaul, as well as the Gaulish territory of the Visigothic Kingdom, following the Battle of Vouillé in 507 AD.

The sons of Clovis I, the first King of the Franks, conquered the Burgundian and the Alamanni Kingdoms. They acquired Provence, and went on to make the peoples of the Bavarii and Thuringii their clients. The Merovingians were later replaced by the new Carolingian dynasty in the 8th century. By the late 10th century, the Carolingians themselves had been replaced throughout much of their realm by other dynasties.

A timeline of Frankish rulers has been difficult to trace since the realm, according to old Germanic practice, was frequently divided among the sons of a king upon the king's death. However, territories were eventually reunited through marriage, treaty or conquest. There were often multiple Frankish kings who ruled different territories, and divisions of the territories were not very consistent over time.

As inheritance traditions changed over time, the divisions of Francia (the lands of the Franks) started to become kingdoms that were more permanent. West Francia formed the heart of what was to become the Kingdom of France; East Francia evolved into the Kingdom of Germany; and Middle Francia became the Kingdom of Lotharingia in the north, the Kingdom of Italy in the south, and the Kingdom of Provence in the west. West and East Francia soon divided up the area of Middle Francia.

The idea of a "King of the Franks" (Rex Francorum) gradually disappeared. The title "King of the Franks" is attested in the Kingdom of France until 1190, that of "Queen of the Franks" (for queen consorts) until 1227. That represented a shift in thinking about the monarchy from that of a popular monarchy, the leader of a people, sometimes without a defined territory to rule, to that of a monarchy tied to a specific territory.

Early Frankish rulers

Genobaud (3rd century?)
Merogais and Ascaric (4th century)
Marcomer (4th century), dux
Sunno (4th century), dux
Genobaud (4th century), dux
Mallobaudes (4th century)
Theodemer (5th century)
Ragnachar (died 509), killed by Clovis
Chararic (died 509), killed by Clovis

Salian Franks

Pharamond (388-420), legendary first ruler of the Franks, reputedly father of Chlodio
Chlodio ( 420-450)
Merovech ( 450–457), perhaps a son of Chlodio
Childeric I ( 457–481), son of Merovech
Clovis I ( 481–511), the first Merovingian king, who united all Franks by 509

Ripuarian Franks

Childebert (5th century)
Sigobert the Lame (died 509), killed at the instigation of Clovis
Chlodoric the Parricide (died 509), son of Sigobert, killed by Clovis

Merovingian dynasty

Early Kings of the Franks (509–613)

Clovis I united all the Frankish petty kingdoms as well as most of Roman Gaul under his rule, conquering the Domain of Soissons of the Roman general Syagrius as well as the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse (Aquitaine). He took his seat at Paris, which along with Soissons, Reims, Metz, and Orléans became the chief residences. Upon his death, his four sons – and later his grandsons – split the kingdom among them. Every son received a part of the original Frankish territory and also a part of the newly acquired Aquitaine. 27 November 511 – Early 534

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| Paris Son of Clovis I and an earlier wife: Evochildis of Cologne

| 1. Suavegotha, 510s: childless 2. Several concubines: at least 2 sons

| Early 534 Aged 46/47

| Resided at Reims

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| Chlodomer 27 November 511 – 13 December 558

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| Reims Son of Clovis I and Clotilde

| Ultragotha, 510s: 2 daughters

| 13 December 558 Aged 61/62 Paris

| Resided in Paris

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| Chlothar I Paris Son of Chlothar II and Haldetrude

| 1. Gormatrude: childless 2. Nanthild, pre-629: 1 son 3. Wulfegundis; childless 4. Berchildis: childless

| 19 January 639 Aged 33/34 Épinay-sur-Seine

| Son of Chlothar II King in Austrasia 623–634

| Charibert II October 629 – 8 April 632

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| 607/617 Paris Son of Chlothar II and Sichilde

| Gisela, daughter of Amand, Ruler of the Gascons 629 Chilperic

| 8 April 632 Aged 15/25 Blaye, Gironde

| Son of Chlothar II Ruled Aquitaine

| Clovis II 19 January 639 – 27 November 657

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| 633 Paris Son of Dagobert I and Nanthild

| Balthild, 640s: 3 sons

| 27 November 657 Aged 23/24

| Son of Dagobert I

| Chlothar III 27 November 657 – Spring 673

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| 652 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| Unknown paramour: possibly 1 son

| Spring 673 Aged 20/21

| First son of Clovis II

| Theuderic III Spring 673

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| 654 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| 1. Chrothildis, pre-675: 2 sons 2. Amalberga of Maubeuge, 674: 1 daughter 3. Several concubines: At least 3 children

| 12 April 691 Aged 36/37

| Third son of Clovis II

| Childeric II Spring 673 – Autumn 675

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| 653 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| Bilichild, 662: 2 sons

| Autumn 675 Aged 21/22

| Second son of Clovis II King in Austrasia 662–675

| Clovis (III) September 675 – June 676

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| Son of Chlothar III and unknown paramour

| Unmarried

| Aged 5/6

| Illegitimate son of Chlothar III King in Austrasia also claimed Neustria and Burgundy

| Theuderic III Autumn 675 – 12 April 691

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| 654 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| 1. Chrothildis, pre-675: 2 sons 2. Amalberga of Maubeuge, 674: 1 daughter 3. Several concubines: At least 3 children

| 12 April 691 Aged 36/37

| Third son of Clovis II Also king in Austrasia after 679

Kings in Austrasia (623–679)

Chlothar II had reunified the kingdom in 613. By that time the realms of Neustria, Burgundy and Austrasia had developed regional identities. In order to appease the local nobility, Clothar made his young son, Dagobert I, king of Austrasia. Austrasia was usually ruled by a separate king, often a son or brother of the king ruling in Neustria and Burgundy, for the following decades.

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| Dagobert I 623 – 634

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| 605 Paris Son of Chlothar II and Haldetrude

| 1. Gormatrude: childless 2. Nanthild, pre-629: 1 son 3. Wulfegundis; childless 4. Berchildis: childless

| 19 January 639 Aged 34/35 Épinay-sur-Seine

| Son of Chlothar II After 629 also King in Neustria and Burgundy

| Sigebert III 634 – 1 February 656

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| 630 Son of Dagobert I and Ragnertrude (concubine)

| Chimnechild of Burgundy 651 2 children

| 1 February 656 Aged 25/26

| Son of Dagobert I

| Childebert The Adopted 1 February 656 – 661

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| 640s Son of Grimoald and Itta of Metz

| Unmarried

| 661 Aged 20s

| Adoptive son of Sigebert III

| Chlothar III 661 – 662

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| 649 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| Unknown paramour: possibly 1 son

| Spring 673 Aged 23/24

| First son of Clovis II Also King in Neustria and Burgundy

| Childeric II 662 – Autumn 675

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| 654 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| Bilichild, 662: 2 sons

| Winter 691 Aged 21/22

| Second son of Clovis II After 673 also King in Neustria and Burgundy

| Clovis (III) September 675 – June 676

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| Son of Chlothar III and unknown paramour

| Unmarried

| Aged 5/6

| Illegitimate son of Chlothar III Claimed rule also in Neustria and Burgundy

| Dagobert II – 23 December 679

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| Son of Sigebert III and Chimnechild of Burgundy

| Unknown woman

| 23 December 679 Aged 28/29 Stenay

| Son of Sigebert III

Later Kings of the Franks (679–751)

Theuderic III was recognized as king of all the Franks in 679. From then on, the kingdom of the Franks can be treated as a unit again for all but a very brief period of civil war. This is the period of the roi fainéant, "do-nothing kings" who were increasingly overshadowed by their mayors of the palace.

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| Theuderic III Autumn 675 – 12 April 691

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| 654 Paris Son of Clovis II and Balthild

| 1. Chrothildis, pre-675: 2 sons 2. Amalberga of Maubeuge, 674: 1 daughter 3. Several concubines: At least 3 children

| 12 April 691 Aged 36/37

| Recognized king of all Franks after 23 December 679

| Clovis IV 12 April 691 – 695

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| Son of Theuderic III and Chrothildis

| Unmarried

| 695 Aged 17/18

| First son of Theuderic III

| Childebert III The Just 695 – 23 April 711

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| Son of Theuderic III and Chrothildis

| 1. Ermenchild: 1 son 2. Unknown paramour: 1 son

| 23 April 711 Aged 32/33

| Second son of Theuderic III

| Dagobert III 23 April 711 – 31 December 715

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| Son of Childebert III and Ermenchild

| 1. Unknown wife: 1 son 2. Unknown paramour: 1 son

| 31 December 715 Aged 16

| Second son of Childebert III

| Chilperic II Daniel 31 December 715 – 13 February 721

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| Son of Childeric II and Bilichild

| Unknown woman: 1 son

| 13 February 721 Aged 48/49 Attigny, Ardennes

| Second son of Childeric II First cousin of Dagobert III

| Theuderic IV 13 February 721 – 16 March/30 April 737

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| Son of Dagobert III and unknown woman

| Unknown woman: 1 son

| 16 March/30 April 737 Aged 24/25

| Son of Dagobert III

| colspan=6 | Interregnum (737–741) – Charles Martel reigned as prince

| Childeric III 741 – November 751

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| Son of Chilperic II and unknown woman

| Unknown woman: 1 son

| 754 Aged 36/37

| Son of either Chilperic II or Theuderic IV

Carolingian dynasty

The Carolingians were initially mayors of the palace under the Merovingian kings, first in Austrasia and later in Neustria and Burgundy. In 687 Pepin of Heristal took the title Duke and Prince of the Franks (dux et princeps Francorum) after his conquest of Neustria in at the Battle of Tertry, which was cited by contemporary chroniclers as the beginning of Pepin's reign. Between 715 and 716, the descendants of Pepin disputed the succession.

Finally, in 747 Pepin the Short became Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia in addition to that of Neustria, making him ruler of the entire Frankish kingdom. He arranged for the deposition of the Merovingian king Childeric III and in March 752, Pepin was himself anointed King of the Franks. The office of Mayor was absorbed into the Crown, and this marked the start of the Carolingians as the ruling dynasty. Charlemagne was crowned emperor in the year 800, beginning the line of Holy Roman Emperors that lasted (with some interruptions) until 1806, although the title was held by German monarchs after 962.

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| Pepin The Short November 751 – 24 September 768

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| 714 Son of Charles Martel and Rotrude of Trier

| Bertrada of Laon 741 5 children

| 24 September 768 Aged 54 Saint-Denis

| Elected by Frankish nobles

| Charles I The Great "Charlemagne" 24 September 768 – 28 January 814

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| 2 April 742 Son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon

| (1) Himiltrude (concubine) 768 1 son (2) Desiderata, 770 Childless (3) Hildegard, 771 9 children (4) Fastrada, 784 2 daughters (5) Luitgard, 794 Childless (6) Several concubines 6 children

| 28 January 814 Aged 71 Aachen

| First son of Pepin the Short

| Carloman I 24 September 768 – 4 December 771

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| 28 June 751 Soissons Son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon

| Gerberga 741 2 sons

| 4 December 771 Aged 20 Samoussy

| Second son of Pepin the Short

|Charles The Younger 25 December 800 – 4 December 811

|<abbr>c.</abbr> 772 Son of Charlemagne and Hildegard

|4 December 811 Aged about 39

|Second son and main heir of Charlemagne

| Louis I The Pious 28 January 814 – 20 June 840

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| 16 April 778 Casseuil Son of Charles I and Hildegard

| (1) Ermengarde of Hesbaye 794 6 children (2) Judith of Bavaria 819 2 children

| 20 June 840 Aged 62 Ingelheim am Rhein

| Third son of Charles I

Louis the Pious made many divisions of his empire during his lifetime. The final division, pronounced at Worms in 838, made Charles the Bald heir to the west, including Aquitaine, and Lothair heir to the east, including Italy and excluding Bavaria, which was left for Louis the German. However, following the emperor's death in 840, the empire was plunged into a civil war that lasted three years. The Frankish kingdom was then divided by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Lothair was allowed to keep his imperial title and his kingdom of Italy, and granted the newly created Kingdom of Middle Francia, a corridor of land stretching from Italy to the North Sea, and including the Low Countries, the Rhineland (including Aachen), Burgundy, and Provence. Charles was confirmed in Aquitaine, where Pepin I's son Pepin II was opposing him, and granted West Francia (modern France), the lands west of Lothair's Kingdom. Louis the German was confirmed in Bavaria and granted East Francia (modern Germany), the lands east of Lothair's kingdom.

The following table does not provide a complete listing for some of the various regna of the empire, especially those who were subregna of the Western, Middle, or Eastern kingdom such as Italy, Provence, Neustria, and Aquitaine.

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!Western Kingdom (eventually France)

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Names marked with an asterisk (*) were not Carolingians, but Robertians.

Charles II, called the Bald, 843–877, King of Italy and Emperor 875
Aquitaine: Charles the Child, 855–866; Louis the Stammerer, 866–877
Neustria: Louis the Stammerer, 856–877
Louis II, called the Stammerer, 877–879
Louis III, 879–882, jointly with
Carloman II, 879–884
Charles the Fat, 884–888, Emperor 881
Odo,* 888–898
Aquitaine: Ranulf II, 888–889 (Ramnulfid, not Carolingian)
Charles III, called the Simple, 898–922
Robert I,* 922–923
Rudolph,* 923–936
Louis IV, called Transmarinus, 936–954
Lothair, 954–986
Aquitaine: Louis the Do-Nothing, 980–986
Louis V, called the Do-Nothing, 986–987

After this, the House of Capet ruled France. For the continuation, see the list of French monarchs.

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! Middle Kingdom

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Lothair I, 843–855, Emperor from 824 (senior Emperor from 840)
Italy: Lothair I, 818–855; Louis II, with his father 839–855

After Lothair's death in 855, his realm was divided between his sons:

Louis II, 855–875, the eldest son, succeeded his father as Emperor and received Italy. For the continuation, see King of Italy.
Lothair II, 855–869, the second son, received the northern half of Middle Francia, which came to be named "Lotharingia" (Lorraine) from his name. For the continuation, see the list of rulers of Lorraine.
Charles II, 855–863, the youngest son, received the southern half of Middle Francia, consisting of Provence and Burgundy. For the continuation, see King of Burgundy.

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! Eastern Kingdom (eventually Germany)

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Louis II, called the German, 843–876
Bavaria: Carloman, with his father 864–876

Louis divided his lands between his three sons, but they all ended up in the hands of the youngest by 882:

Carloman, King of Bavaria 876–880. King of Italy 877
Louis III, called the Younger, King of Saxony, Franconia, and Thuringia 876–882, inherited Bavaria from his brother Carloman in 880
Charles III, called the Fat, King of Swabia, Alemannia and Rhaetia 876–887, inherited Italy from his brother Carloman in 879, and inherited the remainder of East Francia from his brother Louis in 882. Emperor 881

On the deposition of Charles the Fat, East Francia went to his nephew:

Arnulf, 887–899, King of Italy and Emperor 896
Italy: Ratold, 896
Lotharingia: Zwentibold, 895–900
Louis the Child, 899–911

Louis the Child was the last East Frankish Carolingian ruler. He was succeeded by Conrad of Franconia and then the Saxon Ottonian dynasty. For the continuation, see the list of German monarchs.

Kings of all Franks (simplified)

Clovis I ( 509–511)
Chlothar I (558–561)
Dagobert I (632–634)
Chlothar III (662–663)
Childeric II (673–675)
Theuderic III (679–691)
Clovis IV (691–695)
Childebert IV (695–711)
Dagobert III (711–715)
Chilperic II (715–717, 719–721)
Theuderic IV (721–737)
Charles Martel (regent, 737–741)
Childeric III (743–751)
Pepin the Short (751–768)
Charles the Great (771–814)
Louis the Pious (814–840)
Charles the Fat (885–887)

Graphic lists

Successors of Clovis I (511–561)

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! width="250px" | Soissons

! width="250px" | Orléans

! width="250px" | Paris

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|509–511

| colspan="4" | (king of all Franks)

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| 511–524

| rowspan="6" style="border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: dotted; background: beige" | (Soissons, 511–561) (sole king, 558-561)

| style="border-style: solid;" bgcolor="#fff0f5" | Chlodomer (Orleans, 511–524)

| rowspan="6" style="border-left-style: dotted; border-right-style: none; background: honeydew" | Childebert I (Paris, 511–558)

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Theuderic I (Austrasia, 511–534)

|- align="center"

| 524–532

| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#F0FFF0" style="border-right-style: none;" |  

|- align="center"

| 532–534

|- align="center"

| 534–548

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Theudebert I (Austrasia, 534–548)

|- align="center"

| 548–555

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Theudebald (Austrasia, 548–555)

|- align="center"

| 555–558

| style="border-top-style: dotted; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-right-style: dotted; background: beige;" |

|- align="center"

| 558–561

| colspan="4" style="border-top-style: dotted; background: beige" |

Successors of Chlothar I (561–634)

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! width="250px" | Neustria / Soissons

! width="500px" | Orléans & Burgundy

! width="250px" | Paris

! width="250px" | Austrasia

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| 561–567

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F5F5DC" | Chilperic I (Neustria, 561–584) (Paris, 567–584)

| rowspan="3" style="border-bottom-style:none;" bgcolor="#fff0f5" | Guntram (Orleans & Burgundy, 561–592)

| colspan="1" bgcolor="#F0FFF0" | Charibert I (Paris, 561–567)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" |

Sigebert I (Austrasia, 561–575)

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| 567–575

| colspan="1" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Paris divided

|- align="center"

| 575–584

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Childebert II (Austrasia, 575–596) (Burgundy, 592–596)

|- align="center"

| 584–592

| rowspan="7" style="border-bottom-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | (Neustria, 584–629) (sole king, 613-629)

| colspan="2" style="border-left-style:none; border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#fff0f5" |

|- align="center"

| 592–596

| colspan="2" style="border-right-style: none;" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" |  

|- align="center"

| 596–612

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style=" border-right-style: none;" bgcolor="#fff0f5" | Theuderic II (Burgundy, 596–613)

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Theudebert II (Austrasia, 596–612)

|- align="center"

| 612–613

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|- align="center"

| 613

| colspan="3" bgcolor="#fff0f5" | Sigebert II (Austrasia & Burgundy, 613)

|- align="center"

| 613–622

| colspan="3" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-left-style: dotted; background: beige;" |

|- align="center"

| 623–629

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: dotted; border-right-style: dotted;" |

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: dotted;" |

| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" style="border-left-style: none;" | (Austrasia, 623–634) (Neustria, 629–639) (sole king, 632-634)

|- align="center"

| rowspan="3" | 629–632

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" |

! valign="top" bgcolor="#f2f2f2" | Aquitaine

|- align="center"

| valign="top" bgcolor="#ff9999" | Charibert II (Aquitaine, 629–632)

|- align="center"

| valign="top" bgcolor="#ff9999" | Chilperic of Aquitaine (Aquitaine, 632)

|- align="center"

| 632–634

| colspan="2" style="border-right-style: none;" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" |  

Successors of Dagobert I (634–751)

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! width="500px" | Neustria & Burgundy

! width="500px" | Austrasia

|- align="center"

| 634–639

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Dagobert I (former king of all Franks, 632-634) (king of Neustria, 629–639)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Sigebert III (king of Austrasia, 634–656) Mayor of the palace: Adalgisel; Pepin I; Otto; Grimoald I

|- align="center"

| 639–656

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Clovis II (639–657) Mayors: Aega; Erchinoald in Neustria; Flaochad; Radobertus in Burgundy

|- align="center"

| 656–657

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Childebert III the Adopted (656–662) Mayor of the palace: Grimoald I

|- align="center"

| 657–658

| rowspan="2" style="border-bottom-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Chlothar III (657–673) Mayor of the palace: Ebroin

|- align="center"

| 658–662

|- align="center"

| 662–663

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| style="border-left-style: none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" |

|- align="center"

| 663–673

| style="border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style:none; border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" |

| rowspan="3" style="border-left-style:none;" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Childeric II (663–675) Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald

|- align="center"

| 673

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Theuderic III Mayor of the palace: Ebroin

|- align="center"

| 673–675

| style="border-right-style: none;" bgcolor="#e6e6fa" |

|- align="center"

| 675–676

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Theuderic III (restored) Mayors: Leudesius (675); Ebroin (675–680); Waratton (681); Gistemar (682); Waratton (682–685); Berchar (686); Nordebert (687–695)

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Clovis III Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald

|- align="center"

| 676–679

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Dagobert II Mayor of the palace: Wulfoald

|- align="center"

| 679–691

| style="border-top-style:none; border-right-style: none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" valign="top" | (king of all Franks; 679–691)

| style="border-left-style: none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Mayor of the palace: Pepin II (680–714)

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 691–695

| colspan="2" style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Clovis IV (691-695)

|- align="center"

| style="dotted #C0C0C0; border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Mayor: Nordebert

| style="dotted #C0C0C0; border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Mayor: Pepin II

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 695–711

| colspan="2" style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Childebert IV (695-711)

|- align="center"

| style="border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Mayors: Grimoald II in Neustria; Drogo in Burgundy

| style="border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" | Mayor: Pepin II

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 711–715

| colspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style=" border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style:none;" | Dagobert III (711-715)

|- align="center"

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none;" | Mayors: Grimoald II (695–714); Theudoald (714–715)

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none;" | Mayor: Pepin II (679–714); Theudoald (714–-716)

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 715–717

| colspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-bottom-style:none;" valign="top" | Chilperic II (715-721)

|- align="center"

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none;" | Mayor: Ragenfrid (715–719)

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none;" | Mayor: Theudoald (714–716)

|- align="center"

| 717–719

| bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none;" |

| bgcolor="#e6e6fa" | Chlothar IV (rival king in Austrasia, 717–719) Mayor: Charles Martel (717–741)

|- align="center"

| 719–721

| colspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" style="border-top-style:none;" | Mayor: Charles Martel (719–741)

|- align="center"

| 721–737

| colspan="2" bgcolor="#f5f5dc" valign="top" | Theuderic IV (721-737) Mayor: Charles Martel (719–741)

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 737–743

| colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style:none;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Mayor: Charles Martel (719–741)

|- align="center"

| style="border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Mayor: Pepin the Short (741–751)

| style="border-top-style:none;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Mayor: Carloman (741–747)

|- align="center"

| rowspan="2" | 743–751

| colspan="2" style="border-bottom-style: none;" bgcolor="#F5F5DC" | Childeric III (743-751)

|- align="center"

| style="border-top-style: none;" bgcolor="#F5F5DC" |Mayor: Pepin the Short (741–751)

| style="border-top-style: none;" bgcolor="#F5F5DC" | Mayor: Carloman (741–747)

Successors of Louis I (840–987)

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! Map

! Aquitaine

! West Francia

! Middle Francia

! Provence

! Italy

! Bavaria / Lorraine

! East Francia

|100x100px

| colspan="7" |Louis I the Pious Emperor and King of the Franks (814–840)

| rowspan="2" |100px

|Pepin I (817–838)

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| rowspan="2" |Lothair I King of Italy (818–840)

| rowspan="2" |Louis II the German King of Bavaria (817–840)

! rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="5" |Pepin II (838–864) rival king Charles the Child (855–866)

| rowspan="2" |100px

| colspan="6" style="background: #FFDDF4;" |Civil war between Louis I's sons (840–843); see Carolingian civil war

| rowspan="4" |Charles II the Bald (843–877) West Francia

| colspan="3" |Lothair I Emperor and King of Italy (840–855)

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Louis II the German (843–876) King of East Francia

|100px

| rowspan="2" |Lothair II of Lotharingia (855–869) King of Lotharingia

|Charles of Provence (855–863)

| rowspan="2" |Louis II of Italy Emperor of the Romans and King of Italy (855–875)

|100px

| style="background: #FFDDF4;" |Lothair II and Louis of Italy

|100px

| rowspan="2" |Louis II the Stammerer (866–877)

| style="background: #FFDDF4;" |Charles II and Louis the German

| colspan="2" |Louis II of Italy Emperor and King of Italy (855–875)

|100px

| colspan="4" |Charles II the Bald Emperor (875–877), King of Italy (875–877) and King of West Francia (843–877)

|Carloman of Bavaria (876–80)

| rowspan="2" |Louis III the Saxon King of Saxony (876–882) Charles III the Fat King of Alemannia (876–882)

|100px

| colspan="4" |Louis II the Stammerer King of West Francia (877–879) and Aquitaine (866–877)

| colspan="2" |Carloman of Bavaria King of Bavaria (876–880) and Italy (877–880)

|100px

| colspan="3" |Louis III (879–882) Carloman II (879–884) Kings of West Francia

| rowspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Boso (husb. Ermengard, dau. Louis II of Italy) (879–887)

|Charles III the Fat King of Alemannia (876–882) King of Italy (880–887)

|Louis III the Saxon King of Saxony (876–882) King of Bavaria (880–882)

|Charles III the Fat King of Alem. (876–882) King of Italy (880–887)

|100px

| colspan="3" |Charles III the Fat Emperor (881–887) King of West Francia (884–887)

| colspan="3" |Charles III the Fat Emperor (881–887) King of East Francia (876–887) and Italy (880–887)

| rowspan="3" |100px AD 888

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Eudes (nephew of Ermengarde of Tours, wife of Lothair I) (888–898)

| rowspan="5" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Rudolf I (husb. Willa, dau. Boso) King of Burgundy (888–912) (Rudolphins)

| rowspan="6" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Louis III the Blind (887–933)

|Berengar I (son of Gisela, dau. Louis II the German) (887–889)

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Arnulf of Carinthia King of East Francia (887–899) King of Lotharingia (887–894)

| style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Guy III (grandson of Adelaide, sister of Bernard of Italy) (889–894) Lambert (891–895)

| rowspan="2" |Arnulf Emperor (896–899) King of Italy (895–899)

| rowspan="2" |Zwentibold King of Lotharingia (894–900)

| rowspan="2" |Arnulf (887–899)

| rowspan="2" |100px AD 898

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Charles III the Simple King of West Francia (898–922) King of Lotharingia (911–922)

| rowspan="2" style="background: #FFDDF4;" |Berengar, Emperor (915–24) Lambert, (896–898) Louis III, Emperor (901–905) Rudolf II (922–926) and Hugh (926)

| colspan="2" |Louis IV the Child King of East Francia (899–911) King of Lotharingia (900–911)

| rowspan="4" |100px AD 915

| style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Rudolf II (912–937)

|Charles III the Simple King of Lotharingia (911–922)

| style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Conrad I (son-in-law of Gisela, dau. Louis II the German) (911–918)

| colspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Robert I (full brother of Eudes) (922–923)

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Rudolf II of Burgundy King of Burgundy & Provence (933–937)

| rowspan="3" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Hugh of Italy (son of Bertha, dau. Lothair II of Lotharingia) (926–947)

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Henry I the Fowler (nephew of Liutgard of Saxony, wife of Louis the Saxon) (911–918) King of Germany (918–936)

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Rudolph (nephew of Richilde of Provence, wife of Charles the Bald) (923–936)

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Otto I the Great King of Germany (936–973)

| rowspan="2" |100px AD 947

| colspan="2" |Louis IV Transmarinus (936–954)

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Conrad I of Burgundy (937–993) - Elder House of Welf -

| style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Lothair II of Italy (947–950)

| colspan="2" |Lothair (954–986)

| style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Berengar II (son of Gisela, dau. Berengar I) (950–961) Adalbert (950–963)

! rowspan="2" |

| colspan="2" |Louis V the Do-Nothing (986–987)

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Otto I the Great husband of Adelaide of Italy, widow of Berengar II Emperor (962–973), king of Italy (961–973) and Germany (936–973) - Ottonian dynasty -

| colspan="2" style="background: #DCD0FF;" |Hugh Capet (987–996) - Capetian dynasty -

| colspan="8" |

! colspan="2" |List of French monarchs

! colspan="2" |List of kings of Burgundy

! List of kings of Italy

! colspan="2" |List of German monarchs

List of Frankish kings

Early Frankish rulers

Salian Franks

Ripuarian Franks

Merovingian dynasty

Early Kings of the Franks (509–613)

Kings in Austrasia (623–679)

Later Kings of the Franks (679–751)

Carolingian dynasty

Kings of all Franks (simplified)

Graphic lists

Successors of Clovis I (511–561)

Successors of Chlothar I (561–634)

Successors of Dagobert I (634–751)

Successors of Louis I (840–987)

See also

References

Sources

Further reading

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