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59: 612: 1331: 317:, whose own powerbase was in Austrasia itself. The two Frankish dynasties did not always have a single ruler ruling the whole Frankish empire. They also often allowed different family members to rule sub-kingdoms, and these were sometimes even in conflict with each other despite the underlying continuity of the overall Frankish empire. Already by 561, Austrasia was ruled as a separate kingdom within the Frankish realm by the Merovingian king 1512: 706: 721:
as regent. Dagobert's government in Austrasia was widely admired. In 629, he inherited Neustria and Burgundy. Austrasia was again neglected until, in 633, the people demanded the king's son as their own king again. Dagobert complied and sent his elder son
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and established his mayoralty over all the Frankish kingdoms. This was even regarded by contemporaries as the beginning of his "reign". It also signalled the dominance of Austrasia over Neustria, which would last until the end of the Merovingian era.
776:, under Austrasian hegemony. While the Frankish kings continued to divide up the Frankish realm in different ways over subsequent generations, the term Austrasia was only used occasionally after the Carolingian dynasty. 58: 682:, queens, respectively, of Austrasia and Neustria. Finally, in 613, a rebellion by the nobility against Brunhilda saw her betrayed and handed over to her nephew and foe in Neustria, 674:
in 613, Neustria and Austrasia fought each other almost constantly, with Burgundy playing the peacemaker between them. These struggles reached their climax in the wars between
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receiving the lands that were to become Austrasia. Descended from Theuderic, a line of kings ruled Austrasia until 555, when it was united with the other Frankish kingdoms of
302:(481–511). At the same time, the initial powerbase of Clovis himself was the more Romanized part of northern Gaul, lying southwest of Austrasia, which came to be known as 547:
Its exact boundaries were somewhat fluid over the history of the Frankish sub-kingdoms, but Austrasia can be taken to correspond roughly to the territory of present-day
1528: 236: 211: 197: 639:, who inherited all the Frankish realms by 558. He redivided the Frankish territory amongst his four sons, but the four kingdoms coalesced into three on the death of 294:. It also stretched beyond the old Roman borders on the Rhine into Frankish areas which had never been formally under Roman rule. It came into being as a part of the 332:
was the last such major agreement, which established formal boundaries eastern, central, and western sub-kingdoms that remained important throughout the
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to the southwest. The exact boundary between Merovingian Neustria and Austrasia is unclear with respect to areas such as the medieval counties of
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appeared. These officials acted as mediators between the king and the people in each realm. The first Austrasian mayors came from the
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had Austrasian support in his war against Neustria for control of all the Francian realms. He was not king himself, but appointed
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family, which experienced a slow but steady ascent until it eventually displaced the Merovingians on the throne.
686:. Chlothar then took control of the other two kingdoms and set up a united Frankish kingdom with its capital in 513:, an important royal monastery, was founded in eastern Austrasia in the final decade of the Merovingian period. 1779: 1053: 1372: 1312: 1160: 309:
These two sub-kingdoms, along with several others, were subsequently ruled by the descendants of Clovis, the
1784: 1462: 1407: 732:, or do-nothing king, of the Merovingian dynasty. His court was dominated by the mayors. In 657, the mayor 275:
rivers. It included the original Frankish-ruled territories within what had been the northernmost part of
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on the throne, where he remained until 662. Thereafter, Austrasia was predominantly the kingdom of the
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In 623, the Austrasians asked Chlothar II for a king of their own and he appointed his son
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served as the Austrasian capital, although some Austrasian kings ruled from
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The last emperor to hold the entire Frankish empire including Austrasia was
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in 511, his four sons partitioned his kingdom amongst themselves, with
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to Austrasia. Historians often categorise Sigebert as the first
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mayors of the palace and their base of power. With the
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was the northeastern kingdom within the core of the
419:, which apparently meant the "(new) western land". 1761: 1119:. New York Public Library: D. Appleton. p.  709:Map of Francia in 714 (Austrasia shown in green) 479:, and areas immediately to the south of these. 380:. The first surviving record of the term is by 595:, with a salient north of the Rhine including 1313: 1176: 384:, writing in about 580. It was later used by 356:, which also had claims over the kingdoms of 1453:Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins 1320: 1306: 1183: 1169: 57: 1443:Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle 704: 610: 1790:8th-century disestablishments in Europe 949: 532:, with some western portions including 1762: 1116:A Manual of Ancient and Modern History 1112: 768:to rule in Austrasia. In 719, Francia 1301: 1164: 627:After the death of the Frankish king 623:, capital of the kingdom of Austrasia 617:Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains 1795:6th-century establishments in Europe 784: 13: 497:. Other important cities included 388:around 1000. It is presumably the 14: 1806: 400:("Eastern Kingdom"). As with the 1510: 1329: 1157:. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895. 234: 209: 195: 1458:Arrondissement of Sarreguemines 1134: 690:. During this period the first 352:. These became the core of the 1113:Taylor, William Cooke (1848). 1106: 431:, including the basins of the 427:Austrasia was centered on the 1: 1493:Arrondissement of Neufchâteau 1099: 966: 736:succeeded in putting his son 1463:Arrondissement of Thionville 1408:Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc 752:defeated the Neustrian king 422: 407:, it contains the word for " 376:is not well attested in the 367: 7: 1498:Arrondissement of Saint-Dié 1373:Arrondissement of Lunéville 1147:. 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Index

Australasia
Australia
Austria
South Asia
Asturias
Austrasia, homeland of the Franks (darkest green), and their subsequent conquests (other shades of green)
Franks
subsequent conquests
Reims
Metz
Old Frankish
Vulgar Latin
Latin
Christianity
King
Early Middle Ages
Roman Gaul
Germania inferior
Carolingian Empire
Frankish empire
Early Middle Ages
Meuse
Middle Rhine
Moselle
Roman
Gaul
Cologne
Trier
Metz
Frankish empire

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