Duke of the Franks

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Duke of the Franks was a powerful noble title in West Francia that effectively made its holder the leading magnate and de facto ruler prior to becoming king.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
associatedDynasty Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Robertian dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith transition from Carolingian to Capetian rule ⓘ
country West Francia ⓘ
deFactoRole de facto ruler of West Francia ⓘ
leading magnate of West Francia ⓘ
ethnicReference Franks ⓘ
feudalRank duke ⓘ
governedUnder Carolingian kings of West Francia ⓘ
governingStyle semi-autonomous rule under nominal Carolingian kings ⓘ
hierarchicalRank one of the highest noble titles in West Francia ⓘ
historicalContext emerged during the weakening of Carolingian royal power ⓘ
holderStatus princeps Francorum (prince of the Franks) ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
latinName dux Francorum ⓘ
linked to: Franks
linkedTo Robertian control of royal offices ⓘ
rise of Paris as political center ⓘ
notableHolderBecame Hugh Capet became King of the Franks in 987 ⓘ
linked to: Hugh Capet
politicalFunction counterweight to regional magnates ⓘ
guardian of royal authority ⓘ
military leadership in West Francia ⓘ
positionHeldBy Hugh Capet ⓘ
Hugh the Great ⓘ
Odo of France ⓘ
Robert I of France ⓘ
Robert the Strong ⓘ
powerBase Paris ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
predecessorTitleOf King of France ⓘ
King of the Franks ⓘ
prefigures later French ducal principalities ⓘ
region Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Neustria

Île-de-France ⓘ
relatedOffice Count of Paris ⓘ
Mayor of the Palace ⓘ
successorInstitution Capetian monarchy ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
titleImportance stepping stone to the French crown ⓘ
usedIn Carolingian Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh Capet → positionHeld → Duke of the Franks ⓘ
Hugh Capet → nobleTitle → Duke of the Franks ⓘ
Charles Martel → positionHeld → Duke and Prince of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Duke of the Franks
Robert II of France → nobleTitle → Duke of the Franks ⓘ
Robertian dynasty → positionHeld → Dukes of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Duke of the Franks
Hugh the Great → title → Duke of the Franks ⓘ
Robertians → heldTitle → Duke of the Franks ⓘ
Karl Martell → positionHeld → Duke and Prince of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Duke of the Franks
Charles Martel → positionHeld → Duke and Prince of the Franks ⓘ
subject linked to: Charles the Hammer
linked to: Duke of the Franks
Hedwig of Saxony → spouse → Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks ⓘ
linked to: Duke of the Franks