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{{Country | {{Country | ||
|country_name=Frankish Empire | |||
|continent=Europe | |||
|historical_region=Western Europe | |||
|area_sq_km=1200000 | |||
|population=5000000 | |||
|catholic_population=4000000 | |||
|catholic_percentage=80 | |||
|official_languages=Latin, Frankish | |||
|capital_city=Aachen | |||
|date_catholicism_introduced=4th century AD | |||
|catholicism_status=State religion under Carolingian rulers | |||
|patron_saints=Saint Martin of Tours | |||
|start_year=481 AD | |||
|end_year=843 AD | |||
|predecessor_states=Western Roman Empire | |||
|successor_states=Holy Roman Empire, West Francia, East Francia | |||
|historic=Yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Frankish Empire''' was a Western European political entity, spanning approximately 1.2 million km² at its peak, existing from 481 AD to 843 AD with an estimated population of 5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankish Empire |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Frankish-Empire |publisher=Britannica |date=2024-10-15 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> Its official languages were [[Latin]] and [[Frankish]], and its economy relied on agriculture, trade, and tribute. The [[Catholic Church]], with approximately 4 million adherents (80% of the population), was the state religion under Carolingian rulers, introduced in the 4th century AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Franks |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06238a.htm |publisher=New Advent |date=1913-01-01 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> Catholicism shaped the Empire’s culture through monasteries, cathedrals, and the legacy of [[Saint Martin of Tours]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholicism in the Frankish Empire |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/franks-catholic-church |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date=2003-01-01 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> | '''Frankish Empire''' was a Western European political entity, spanning approximately 1.2 million km² at its peak, existing from 481 AD to 843 AD with an estimated population of 5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankish Empire |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Frankish-Empire |publisher=Britannica |date=2024-10-15 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> Its official languages were [[Latin]] and [[Frankish]], and its economy relied on agriculture, trade, and tribute. The [[Catholic Church]], with approximately 4 million adherents (80% of the population), was the state religion under Carolingian rulers, introduced in the 4th century AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Franks |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06238a.htm |publisher=New Advent |date=1913-01-01 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> Catholicism shaped the Empire’s culture through monasteries, cathedrals, and the legacy of [[Saint Martin of Tours]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholicism in the Frankish Empire |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/franks-catholic-church |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date=2003-01-01 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> | ||