Francia Media (Middle Francia), Kingdom of

Middle Francia (Latin: Francia media) is an ephemeral (843–855) Frankish kingdom.It is created after an intermittent civil war by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, given to Lothair I, the eldest son and successor of Louis the Pious.

Lothair receives Middle Francia and because of his seniority he is also given the Imperial title.

His realm contains the imperial cities of Aachen, the residence of Charlemagne, as well as Rome.It wis in its turn divided at the death of Lothair in 855, into three portions which will later become nominally part of the Holy Roman Empire, Lotharingia, the kingdom of Arles and the kingdom of ItalyMiddle Francia is situated between the realms of East and West Francia, and comprises the Frankish territory between the rivers Rhine and Scheldt, the Frisian coast of the North Sea, the former Kingdom of Burgundy (except for a western portion, later known as Bourgogne) and Provence, as well as parts of Italy.

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