Kingdom of Germany

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In medieval history, the Kingdom of Germany (Latin: Regnum Teutonicum) was the original core of the Holy Roman Empire, which continued to be distinguished from other parts of the empire such as the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Burgundy. It evolved from the eastern Frankish kingdom formed by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, which split the Carolingian Empire. The Kingdom of Germany originally consisted of several identifiable regions which became the stem duchies of Saxony, Franconia, Thuringia, Bavaria, and Swabia, and in the 10th century it consolidated its hold on Lotharingia. In modern geographical terms, it eventually expanded to encompass present-day Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, along with substantial parts of present-day Switzerland, Belgium, France and Poland. There was no single official name of this kingdom and its rulers preferred to emphasise the imperial and transnational character of their imperial office. From 962, the kings of Germany claimed...

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