Middle Ages
Republic of Florence
- Period
- AD 1260 – AD 1737
- Duration
- approx. 477 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1556
- Area (max.)
- approx. 20,000 km²
Period and duration
Republic of Florence — according to the map data from AD 1260 to AD 1737, roughly 477 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Republic of Florence — greatest extent around AD 1556: the mapped borders then cover about 20,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1259)
After
Neighbours around AD 1556
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Ottoman Empire
- Kingdom of Spain
- Kingdom of France
- Holy Roman Empire Minor States
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Republic of Venice
- Swiss Confederation
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1556 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Republic of Florence on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.