Neustria (n

s`trēə), western portion of the kingdom of the Franks Franks, group of Germanic tribes. By the 3d cent. A.D., they were settled along the lower and middle Rhine. The two major divisions were the Salian Franks in the north and the Ripuarian Franks in the south.
..... Click the link for more information. in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent., during the rule of the Merovingians Merovingians, dynasty of Frankish kings, descended, according to tradition, from Merovech, chief of the Salian Franks , whose son was Childeric I and whose grandson was Clovis I , the founder of the Frankish monarchy.
..... Click the link for more information. . It comprised the Seine and Loire country and the region to the north; its principal towns were Soissons and Paris. The realm originated with the several partitions of the lands of Clovis I Clovis I (klō`vĭs), c.466–511, Frankish king (481–511), son of Childeric I and founder of the Merovingian monarchy.
..... Click the link for more information. (d. 511) among his sons and grandsons during the 6th cent. The dynastic rivalry involved Neustria in almost constant warfare with the eastern portion of the Frankish kingdom, which became known as Austrasia Austrasia (ôstrā`zhə), northeastern portion of the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks in the 6th, 7th, and 8th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. . The conflict culminated in the long and bitter war between Queen Fredegunde Fredegunde (frē'dəgŭn` də), c.545–597, Frankish queen.
..... Click the link for more information. of Neustria (d. 597) and Queen Brunhilda Brunhilda (brənhĭld`ə) or Brunehaut
..... Click the link for more information. of Austrasia (d. 613). Neustria and Austrasia were reunited briefly by Clotaire I Clotaire I (klōtâr`), d. 561, Frankish king, son of Clovis I .
..... Click the link for more information. , Clotaire II Clotaire II, d. 629, Frankish king, son of Chilperic I and Fredegunde . He succeeded (584) his father as king of Neustria, but his mother ruled for him until her death (597).
..... Click the link for more information. , and Dagobert I Dagobert I (dăg`ōbûrt), c.612–c.639, Frankish king, son and successor of King Clotaire II.
..... Click the link for more information. . After Dagobert the kings sank to insignificance, while the mayors of the palace rose in power. In 687, Pepin of Heristal Pepin of Heristal (Pepin II) (hĕr`ĭstəl pĕp`ĭn), d.
..... Click the link for more information. , mayor of the palace of the king of Austrasia, defeated his Neustrian rival and united Austrasia and Neustria. His descendants, the Carolingians Carolingians (kărəlĭn`jēənz), dynasty of Frankish rulers, founded in the 7th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , continued to rule the two realms, first as mayors and after 751 as kings.

Neustria

During the Merovingian period, the western part of the kingdom of the Franks after the 6th-century conquest by Clovis. The eastern kingdom was Austrasia. Neustria corresponded roughly to the area of present-day France west of the Meuse River and north of the Loire River. The name later denoted a much smaller area; by the 11th–12th centuries it was sometimes used synonymously with Normandy.

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