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The 21 pages that link to West Francia, each with the reason it gives.

• Carolingian EmpireBroader topic: It became a principal political precursor of the kingdom of France.

• Treaty of VerdunBroader topic: Charles’s share became the political predecessor of the kingdom of France.

• Kingdom of FranceNarrower topic: Its political institutions and territory formed the starting point for the French kingdom.

• East FranciaCompared with: Its separate development provides a direct comparison with East Francia’s path toward Germany.

• French monarchyNarrower topic: The French crown developed from this kingdom’s royal institutions and territories.

• Louis the PiousBroader topic: It became the western successor realm after Louis’s sons divided the empire.

• Charles the BaldNarrower topic: It was the political realm Charles ruled and sought to defend.

• Charles the FatRelated: Its nobles chose Odo after Charles lost authority there.

• Duchy of NormandyNarrower topic: Normandy’s founding grant came from its king, within its political territory.

• Frankish EmpireBroader topic: It developed into the principal western successor kingdom.

• Frankish kingdomBroader topic: It preserved Frankish kingship in the west after the empire's division.

• Middle FranciaCompared with: It bordered Middle Francia and became the basis of the kingdom of France.

• FranksBroader topic: It carried Frankish political traditions into the history of France.

• Lothair IRelated: It formed the western counterpart to Lothair’s central kingdom.

• Treaty of MeerssenBroader topic: It received the western share under the treaty.

• Oaths of StrasbourgRelated: Charles’s realm formed one side of the emerging post-imperial division.

• Battle of FontenoyBroader topic: The victory helped secure Charles’s position in the west.

• Charles the SimpleNarrower topic: It was the kingdom Charles inherited and struggled to control.

• Henry the FowlerCompared with: It formed a separate kingdom while Henry consolidated authority in East Francia.

• LotharingiaRelated: Its rulers repeatedly sought control over Lotharingian lands.

• Otto the GreatCompared with: Its separate kingship shows that Otto’s authority did not extend over all former Carolingian lands.