Neustria

[noo-stree-uh, nyoo-]

noun

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

Related formsNeus·tri·an, adjective

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Historical Examples of neustria

Of them all Hilperik, the King of Neustria, was the most uxorious and effeminate.
The Story of Rouen
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Hilperik reigned north and westward of the Loire in Neustria.
The Story of Rouen
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
After the conquest of Neustria, Austrasia conquers Aquitaine in 760.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.
E. Rameur
He did not rest in Neustria, for the desire was upon him to preach to the heathen.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor
He ruled Neustria, while Carloman, his brother, ruled Austrasia (741-747).
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church
Alexander Clarence Flick

British Dictionary definitions for neustria

Neustria

noun

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

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