Frankish Empire Imperium Francorum | |
|---|---|
| 481–843 | |
 Coin of Charlemagne | |
 Frankish expansion. | |
| Status | Kingdom later an Empire |
| Common languages | Old Frankish, Latin, various proto-romance languages |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Government | Hereditary monarchy |
| King & later Emperor | |
• 481-511 | Clovis I |
• 814-840 | Louis the Pious (Last) |
| Historical era | Middle Ages |
• Uniting all the frankish tribes under Clovis I. | 481 |
• Signing of the Treaty of Verdun and the following partition of the realm into three separate kingdoms | 843 |
