List of wars involving Francia
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This is a list of wars involving Francia. It is an incomplete list of Frankish wars and battles from the Frankish conquest of Turnacum and Cameracum by Chlodio and the establishment of the Frankish realm by Clovis I, the Merovingian king who united all the Frankish tribes and northern Gallo-Romans in the 5th century. It includes the Carolingian Empire (c. 800–888) and its three successor states:
- West Francia[a] (843–987), becoming the Kingdom of France, see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France;
- Middle Francia (843–855), splitting into Lotharingia (855–959), Lower Burgundy and the medieval Kingdom of Italy by the Treaty of Prüm; and
- East Francia (843–962), becoming the Holy Roman Empire,[1] see List of wars involving the Holy Roman Empire.
For a detailed overview of battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and Francia.
- Frankish victory
- Frankish defeat
- Another result *
*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive
Francia (5th century–843)
[edit]West Francia (843–987)
[edit]| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–923) Location: Francia |
Carolingian Empire, later West Francia | Vikings |
|
| Frankish–Breton war[citation needed] (843–851[citation needed]) Location: West Francia |
Carolingian Empire | Duchy of Brittany | Breton victory in Battle of Jengland
|
Middle Francia and Lotharingia (843–959)
[edit]| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–891) Location: Rhinelands |
Middle Francia, later Lotharingia | Vikings | Eventual Lotharingian victory
|
East Francia (843–962)
[edit]| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–885) Location: East Francia |
Carolingian Empire, later East Francia | Vikings | Eventual East Frankish victory
|
| First Italian Expedition of Otto I (951–952) |
East Francia | Kingdom of Italy | East Frankish victory
Berengar II recognized the suzerainty of Otto I |
| Second Italian Expedition of Otto I
(961–962) |
East Francia | Kingdom of Italy | East Frankish victory
Berengar II is deposed. Otto I is crowned King of Italy and later Roman Emperor, in retrospect forming the Holy Roman Empire |
Notes
[edit]- ^ West Francia is considered first separate polity of France in the history.[according to whom?]
- ^ This was a series of armed conflicts in the late Frankish Carolingian Empire about the (future) succession of emperor Louis the Pious.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Duitsland §6. Geschiedenis". Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins (in Dutch). Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum. 2002.
- ^ According to Lanting & van der Plicht (2010), the conquest of Turnacum and Cameracum and the Battle of Vicus Helena probably happened in the period 445–450. Lanting, J. N.; van der Plicht, J. (2010). "De 14C-chronologie van de Nederlandse Pre- en Protohistorie VI: Romeinse tijd en Merovische periode, deel A: historische bronnen en chronologische thema's". Palaeohistoria 51/52 (2009/2010) (in Dutch). Groningen: Groningen Institute of Archaeology. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9789077922736. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Lodewijk [Frankische, Roomse en (Rooms-)Duitse koningen en keizers]. §1. Lodewijk I". Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins (in Dutch). Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum. 1993–2002.