State

East Francia

East Francia was the eastern kingdom created when the Carolingian Empire was divided by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, initially under Louis the German. Covering much of present-day Germany, it developed into the Kingdom of Germany and became the core of the later Holy Roman Empire.

East Francia
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). East Francia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/east-francia
MLA
“East Francia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/east-francia. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “East Francia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/east-francia.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘East Francia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/east-francia (Accessed: ).

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