What happened to the Alsace region with the fall of Rome?
Alsace became the territory of the Germanic Alemanni.
Were these mostly hunters?
No
What languages did they influence?
Alsatian, Alemannian, Swabian, Swiss
What river runs through the area?
Rhine
When did Alsace get integrated into Austrasia?
5th century AD
What was the fight that led to that?
Battle of Tolbiac
What religion did they practice after that?
Christian
What happened in 843?
the Treaty of Verdun
What did that do?
the Frankish realm was formally dissolved
Who split up the area?
the grandsons of Charlemagne
How many pieces?
three
What later happened to the part that Alsace was in?
It was divided into three parts
Of those, what was Alsace's division called?
Lotharingia, or Lorraine
Did Lotharingia last a long time?
No
What did Alsace become next?
Swabia
When did France first get control of the area?
17th century
What else is Alsace known as?
Lorraine
Did France keep control of the region ever since?
No
What other country had it?
Germany
How many times did it change hands in the 19th and 20th centuries?
four