Francia
Proper noun
Meaning
(historical) A former kingdom inhabited by the Franks, spreading over modern-day France (except Brittany and Corsica), the Low Countries, large parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Northern Italy.
(rare) Alternative spelling of Frankia (Franconia).
Francia
A female given name
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All of Paraguay's accomplishments during this period, including its existence as a nation, were attributed almost entirely to Francia.
Fletcher, Who's Who, p. 114. Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 141. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Egbert spent three years in Francia before he was king, exiled by Beorhtric and Offa.
Because of Francia’s restrictions of freedom, Fulgencio Yegros and several other Independence-era leaders in 1820 planned a coup d’état against Francia, who discovered the plot and had its leaders either executed or imprisoned for life.
Beorhtric's reign lasted sixteen years, and not thirteen; and all extant texts of the Chronicle agree on "iii", but many modern accounts assume that Egbert did indeed spend thirteen years in Francia.
By his end, however, the dynamics of rulership in Francia had changed, no hallowed Meroving was needed, neither for defence nor legitimacy: Charles divided his realm between his sons without opposition (though he ignored his young son Bernard ).
Cook, p. 200 Illuminated choir missals on display at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in 1913.