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Neustria

American  
[noo-stree-uh, nyoo-] / ˈnu stri ə, ˈnyu- /

noun

  1. the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.


Neustria British  
/ ˈnjuːstrɪə /

noun

  1. the western part of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, formed in 561 ad in what is now N France

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  • Neustrian adjective

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The Knights of Neustria is the third book in the Secret Breakers trilogy.

From The Guardian

At the death of Raoul, duke of Burgundy, in 936, Hugh was in possession of nearly all the region between the Loire and the Seine, corresponding to the ancient Neustria, with the exception of the territory ceded to the Normans in 911.

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At the death of Clotaire II. in 629, Dagobert wished to re-establish unity in the Frankish realm, and in 629 and 630 made expeditions into Neustria and Burgundy, where he succeeded in securing the recognition of his authority.

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Chilperic, King of Neustria, brother of Charibert, 132 n.

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Clothaire III, King of Neustria, 206, 215, 349 n.

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