Kingdom of Franks Regnum Francorum (Latin)
481–800/843
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Aachen
Official languages	Latin
Religion	Catholicism
Government	Patrimonial monarchy
• first king	Clovis I
• last king	Charlemagne
Establishment
• Clovis I became king of Franks	481
• Charlemagne becomes the Holy Roman Emperor	800
• Treaty of Verdun	843
Preceded by Succeeded by Western Roman Empire Carolingian Empire
Today part of	France, Germany, Italy

Francia was a kingdom founded in 481 AD. It may also be called the Kingdom of the Franks, Frankish Kingdom, or Frankish Empire. It was first a province of the Western Roman Empire founded by Clovis I. Before that it was a Germanic state. After the Treaty of Verdun in 843, West Francia became the predecessor of France, and East Francia became that of Germany.