Upon Clovis' death, the kingdom was split among his four sons:
Soissons
Paris
Orleans
Reims
Clotaire I 511-561
Childebert I 511-558
Clotaire I 558-561
Chlodomer 511-524
Childebert I 524-558
Clotaire I 558-561
Theuderic I 511-534
Theudebert I 534-548
Theudebald 548-555
Clotaire I 555-561
Clotaire (of Soissons) eventually took over the other three kingdoms after the deaths of his brothers (or their successors). After his own death, the kingdom was once again split among his four sons:
Soissons (Neustria)
Paris
Orleans (Burgundy)
Metz (Austrasia)
Chilperic I 561-584
Clotaire II 584-629
Charibert I 561-567
Chilperic I 567-584
Clotaire II 584-629
Guntram 561-592
Childebert II 592-595
Theuderic II 595-613
Sigebert II 613
Sigebert I 561-575
Childebert II 575-595
Theudebert II 595-612
Theuderic II 612-613
Sigebert II 613
Clotaire II 584-623
Clotaire II defeated Brunhilda and her offspring and reunified the kingdom. However, in 623 he created the sub-kingdom of Austrasia, in order to appease particularistic forces and also to secure the borders. His son and successor Dagobert I emulated this move by appointing sub-kings for Aquitaine in 629 and Austrasia in 634.
Neustria & Burgundy
Aquitaine
Austrasia
Clotaire II 584-629
Dagobert I 629-639
Clotaire II 584-629
Charibert II 629-632
Chilperic 632
Dagobert I 632-639
Dagobert I 623-634
Sigebert III 634-656
Neustria & Burgundy
Austrasia
Clovis II 639-658
Clotaire III 658-673
Theuderic III 673
Childeric II 673-675
Theuderic III 675-691
Sigebert III 634-656
Childebert the Adopted 656-661
Clotaire III 661-662
Childeric II 662-675
Clovis III 675-676
Dagobert II 676-679
Theuderic III 675-691
Clovis IV 691-695
Childebert III 695-711 (the Just)
Dagobert III 711-715
Neustria & Burgundy
Austrasia
Chilperic II 715-721 (Daniel)
Chilperic II 715-717 (Daniel)
Clotaire IV 717-720
Chilperic II 720-721 (Daniel)
Theuderic IV 720-737
Interregnum 737-743
Childeric III 743-751 (the Idiot)
Carolingians
The Carolingians initially were Mayors of the Palace under Merovingian kings in the sub-kingdom of Austrasia and later in the reunited Frankish realm:
Pippin the Elder (580-640), Mayor of Austrasia 623-629, 639-640
Ansegisel (602-685), Mayor of Austrasia 629-639
Grimoald (616-662), son of Pippin, Mayor of Austrasia 643-657
Pippin the Middle (640-714), son of Ansegisel, Mayor of Austrasia 679-714, since 688 as Duke and Prince of the Franks de facto ruler of the whole kingdom
Charles Martel (690-741), Mayor of Austrasia 717-741, since 718 of the whole kingdom
Carloman (716-754), Mayor of Austrasia 741-747
Pippin the Younger (714-768), Mayor of Neustria 741-751, since 747 also Mayor of Austrasia
When Pippin the Younger became king, the Carolingians succeeded the Merovingian dynasty:
Pippin the Younger (714-768), 751-768
Charlemagne (742-814), 768-814 (at first only Neustria, Aquitaine, northern Austrasia)
Lothar I (795-855), 817-855 (until 840 under his father)
The Frankish kingdom was then divided with the Treaty of Verdun in 843 among the sons of Louis the Pious. The following table lists only the rulers of the West Franks and Lotharingia.
West Franks (eventually France)
Lotharingia
Names marked * were not Carolingians, but still distantly related to the dynasty.
Charles the Bald (823-877), 843-877, Emperor 875
Louis the Stammerer (846-879), 877-879
Louis III (863-882), 879-882, jointly with
Carloman (died 884), 879-884
Charles the Fat 884-888, Eastern kingdom 876-887, Emperor 881
Odo of Paris (died 898), * 888-898
Charles the Simple (879-929), 898-922
Robert (865-923), * 922-923
Rudolph of Burgundy * 923-936
Louis IV (914-984), 936-954
Lothar 954-986
Louis V, 986-987
After this, the Capetian dynasty ruled France. For the continuation, see the list of French monarchs.
Lothar I (795-855), 817-855, Emperor 840
After Lothar's death in 855, his realm was divided between his sons:
Louis II, the eldest son, succeeded his father as Emperor and received Italy. For the continuation, see King of Italy
Lothar II, the second son, received the Frankish parts of his father's realm, which after him were called Lotharingia.
Charles received Burgundy. For the continuation, see King of Burgundy.
Kings of Lotharingia
Lothar II (835-869), 855-869
Charles the Bald (823-877), 869-877
Charles the Bald claimed Lotharingia at his nephew's death and was crowned king in Metz, but his brother Louis the German opposed his claim and in 870 the Treaty of Meersen divided Lotharingia between the two brothers and subsequently their sons. In 880, the Treaty of Ribemont gave the whole of Lotharingia to Louis the Younger, son of Louis the German.
Louis the Younger 880-882
Charles the Fat 882-887
Arnulf of Carinthia 887-895
Zwentibold (870/1-900), illegimate son of Arnulf of Carinthia, 895-900
