// Middle Ages
Kingdom of France
- Period
- AD 990 – AD 1791
- Duration
- approx. 801 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1757
- Area (max.)
- approx. 797,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of France — according to the map data from AD 990 to AD 1791, roughly 801 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 France — greatest extent around AD 1757: the mapped borders then cover about 797,000 km², roughly 0.5% 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 989)
After
- French First Republic
- British Empire
- British Colonial Empire
- Spanish Empire
Neighbours around AD 1757
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1757 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of France 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.