Middle Francia
As inheritance traditions changed over time, the divisions of Francia (the lands of the Franks) started to become more-permanent kingdoms. West Francia formed the heart of what was to become the Kingdom of France, East Francia evolved into the Kingdom of Germany, and Middle Francia become the Kingdom of Lotharingia in the north, the Kingdom of Italy in the south, and the Kingdom of Provence in the west. West and East Francia soon divided up the area of Middle Francia, and Germany lost Carolingian control in 911 with the election of Conrad I as king.