// Middle Ages
West Franks
- Period
- AD 850 – AD 989
- Duration
- approx. 139 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 886
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.2 million km²
Period and duration
West Franks — according to the map data from AD 850 to AD 989, roughly 139 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
West Franks — greatest extent around AD 886: the mapped borders then cover about 1.2 million km², roughly 0.8% 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 849)
After
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of France
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Kingdom of Arles
Neighbours around AD 886
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Carolingian Empire
- Tulunids
- Byzantine Empire
- Rustamid dynasty
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Emirate of Córdoba
- Magyars
- Great Moravia
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 886 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- West 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.