// Antiquity
Kingdom of the Franks
- Period
- AD 462 – AD 849
- Duration
- approx. 387 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 806
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.3 million km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of the Franks — according to the map data from AD 462 to AD 849, roughly 387 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
Kingdom of the Franks — greatest extent around AD 806: the mapped borders then cover about 1.3 million km², roughly 0.9% 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 461)
After
- Carolingian Empire
- East Franks
- West Franks
- Middle Franks
Neighbours around AD 806
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Carolingian Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Emirate of Córdoba
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Aghlabid Dynasty
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Kingdom of Asturias
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 806 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of the Franks 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.