Alamannia was the territory inhabited by the Alamanni after their break through the Roman Limes in 213. Originally a loose confederation of unrelated tribes, the Alamanni were ruled by independent kings from 306 until 496, when they were defeated by Clovis I at the battle of Tolbiac. Until 746, Alamannia was ruled by dukes under Frankish sovereignty. In, 746 Carloman called all Alemannic nobles, numbering several thousands, to a council at Cannstadt, where he summarily arrested, tried and executed them for treason. From 829, there were tendencies of renewed independence from the Frankish Empire, and the 830s were marked with bloody feuds between Alamannic and Raetian nobility vying for dominion over the area. The Alamanni, Allemanni or Alemanni, were an alliance of warbands formed from Germanic tribes, first mentioned by Dio Cassius when they fought Caracalla in 213. ... Reconstructed Limes near Saalburg, Germany. ... Events Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han dynasty, is given ten cities as his territories and the title Wei Gong (noble of Wei). ... Events July 25 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. ... Events Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims. ... Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French Louis, modern German Ludwig) (c. ... The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni, traditionally in 496. ... Events Swithred succeeds Saelred as king of Essex. ... Hi my name is Bob what is yours dear lady. ... Carloman (716-754) was the son of Charles Martel, major domo or Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Chrotrud. ... Events Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda. ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century Decades: 780s - 790s - 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s Years: 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 Events: The first Swedes arrive in Russia. ... The Roman Empire ca. ...

Following the Treaty of Verdun of 843, Alamannia became a province of East Francia, the kingdom of Louis the German, the precursor of the Holy Roman Empire. From 915, Alamannia was ruled by the dukes of Swabia, and the duchy was known equivalently as Svebia or Alamannia. In the Treaty of Verdun of 843 the three surviving sons of Louis the Pious divided his territories, the Carolingian Empire, into three kingdoms. ... Events Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious. ... Eastern Francia were the lands of Louis the German after the Treaty of Verdun of 843. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II) (804 - September 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Irmengarde, was ruler of Eastern Francia from 817 until his death. ... Coats of arms of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Events Fatimid armies invaded Egypt. ... The following is a list of Dukes of Swabia, including the several holders of the title who were also Holy Roman Emperors. ...

The duchy encompassed the area surrounding Lake Constance, the Black Forest, and the right banks of the Rhine, bordering the Alsace, and parts of the Swiss plateau, bordering on Burgundy. The boundary to Burgundy, from 843 ruled by Lothair I, ran along the lower Aare, turning towards the south at the Rhine, passing west of Lucerne and across the Alps along the upper Rhone to Saint Gotthard Pass. In the north, the boundary ran from the Murg (some 30 km south of Karlsruhe) to Heilbronn and the Nördlinger Ries. The eastern boundary was at the Lech River. Argovia was disputed territory between the dukes of Alamannia and Burgundy. Map of the Bodensee; Schweiz is Switzerland, Deutschland is Germany, and Osterreich is Austria. ... A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... The Swiss plateau (plateau suisse in French, Schweizer Mittelland in German) constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Alps. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Lothair I Lothair I (795 – March 2, 855), Holy Roman Emperor, was the eldest son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his wife Irmengarde (Ermengarde), daughter of Ingramm (Ingerman), the Duke of Hesbaye. ... For other possible meanings, see AAR, a disambiguation page The Aar (in German Aare) is the greatest river which both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ... Rhône can refer to: Rhône River Rhône (département) in France Rhône (Wine Region) in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The modern concrete span of the Devils bridge (Teufelsbrücke) across the Schǒllenen Gorge replaces the older bridge below St. ... The Murg is a right tributary of the Rhine, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Coat of Arms of Heilbronn Map of Germany showing Heilbronn Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. ... The Nördlinger Ries is a depression in western Bavaria, Germany, located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. ... The Lech (Licus, Licca) is a river in Austria and Germany. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly Switzerland. ...

The duchy persisted until 1268, the end of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. From this time, the fates of the territories of Alamannia went separate ways, parts being ruled by the Habsburgs, others by prince bishops and yet others starting a movement towards independence that resulted in the Old Swiss Confederacy. For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... The Hohenstaufen were a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Dukes of Swabia. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1550 illustration for the Sempacherbrief of 1393, one of the major alliance contracts of the Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. ...

Important places of Alamannia included Constance, Bregenz, St. Gallen Abbey, Reichenau Abbey, Einsiedeln Abbey, Zürich, Ulm, Kempten. This article needs cleanup. ... Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ... The Abbey of St. ... 15th-century towers on the Romanesque church of Sts Peter and Paul in Reichenau-Niederzell Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately 47°42′ N 9°4′ E. It lies between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, almost due west of the city of Constance. ... A Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, that title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, from which the name Einsiedeln is also said to have originated. ... Location within Switzerland Zürich [â–¶] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ... Kempten can refer to: A town in Bavaria, Germany, Kempten im Allgäu. ...

See also

• Alamanni
• East Francia
• Swabia
• Early history of Switzerland