// Middle Ages
Aquitaine
- Period
- AD 629 – AD 895
- Duration
- approx. 266 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 661
- Area (max.)
- approx. 648,000 km²
Period and duration
Aquitaine — according to the map data from AD 629 to AD 895, roughly 266 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
Aquitaine — greatest extent around AD 661: the mapped borders then cover about 648,000 km², roughly 0.4% 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 628)
After
- Carolingian Empire
- West Franks
- East Franks
- Lower Burgundy
Neighbours around AD 661
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Byzantine Empire
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Kingdom of Italy
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Saxons
- Bavarians
- Brythonic Kingdoms
- Frisia Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 661 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Aquitaine on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.