East Francia

country in Western Europe from 843 to 962; predecessor to the Kingdom of Germany
Country sovereign_state Q153080
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Summary

East Francia is a sovereign state[1]. It draws 7,753 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign state category, ranking #164 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Carolingian Empire[3]
  • Country: Carolingian Empire[4]
  • Continent: Europe[5]
  • Instance of: historical country[6]
  • Head of state: Louis the German[7], Charles the Fat[8], Arnulf of Carinthia[9], Louis the Child[10], Conrad I of Germany[11], Henry I the Fowler[12], Otto I the Great[13]
  • Capital: Frankfurt[14]
  • Official language: Latin[15]
  • Currency: solidus[16], Tremissis[17], denarius[18], pfennig[19]
  • Basic form of government: monarchy[20]
  • Follows: Francia[21]
  • Followed by: Holy Roman Empire[22]
  • Commons category: East Francia[23]
  • Inception: 843[24]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 962[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:East Francia[26]
  • Replaces: Carolingian Empire[27]
  • Replaced by: Holy Roman Empire[28]
  • Office held by head of state: king of East Francia[29]
  • Position held by head of the organization: king of East Francia[30]
  • Language used: Old High German[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]

Why It Matters

East Francia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q83946
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0004772-vychodofranska-rise
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