“County of Flanders” — appears in this map’s data from AD 990 to 1384. Its territory was largest in AD 1169 – 1187, at ≈ 37 thousand km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 990 – 1009 | ≈ 19 thousand km² |
| AD 1010 – 1151 | ≈ 18 thousand km² |
| AD 1152 – 1168 | ≈ 18 thousand km² |
| AD 1169 – 1187 | ≈ 37 thousand km² |
| AD 1188 – 1215 | ≈ 9,231 km² |
| AD 1216 – 1219 | ≈ 9,253 km² |
| AD 1220 – 1259 | ≈ 9,231 km² |
| AD 1260 – 1271 | ≈ 15 thousand km² |
| AD 1272 – 1304 | ≈ 29 thousand km² |
| AD 1305 – 1325 | ≈ 12 thousand km² |
| AD 1326 – 1332 | ≈ 25 thousand km² |
| AD 1333 – 1374 | ≈ 25 thousand km² |
| AD 1375 – 1384 | ≈ 25 thousand km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 1169 – 1187 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.
For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 990 | ≈ 19 thousand km² | 90 of 126 |
| AD 1000 | ≈ 19 thousand km² | 88 of 126 |
| AD 1003 | ≈ 19 thousand km² | 86 of 125 |
| AD 1010 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 88 of 130 |
| AD 1015 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 90 of 141 |
| AD 1018 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 89 of 138 |
| AD 1028 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 85 of 130 |
| AD 1034 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 86 of 129 |
| AD 1040 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 87 of 136 |
| AD 1046 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 86 of 136 |
| AD 1056 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 101 of 146 |
| AD 1066 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 98 of 138 |
| AD 1072 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 100 of 138 |
| AD 1085 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 97 of 137 |
| AD 1094 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 101 of 135 |
| AD 1099 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 101 of 139 |
| AD 1111 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 106 of 140 |
| AD 1126 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 104 of 138 |
| AD 1139 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 108 of 140 |
| AD 1147 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 106 of 148 |
| AD 1152 | ≈ 18 thousand km² | 105 of 140 |
| AD 1169 | ≈ 37 thousand km² | 86 of 137 |
| AD 1177 | ≈ 37 thousand km² | 85 of 136 |
| AD 1188 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 101 of 134 |
| AD 1192 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 102 of 132 |
| AD 1202 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 102 of 135 |
| AD 1206 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 115 of 149 |
| AD 1210 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 115 of 146 |
| AD 1216 | ≈ 9,253 km² | 115 of 143 |
| AD 1220 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 115 of 143 |
| AD 1227 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 113 of 139 |
| AD 1236 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 107 of 137 |
| AD 1241 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 99 of 130 |
| AD 1250 | ≈ 9,231 km² | 91 of 118 |
| AD 1260 | ≈ 15 thousand km² | 79 of 123 |
| AD 1270 | ≈ 15 thousand km² | 79 of 123 |
| AD 1272 | ≈ 29 thousand km² | 64 of 121 |
| AD 1279 | ≈ 29 thousand km² | 64 of 122 |
| AD 1285 | ≈ 29 thousand km² | 67 of 128 |
| AD 1294 | ≈ 29 thousand km² | 76 of 145 |
| AD 1305 | ≈ 12 thousand km² | 110 of 152 |
| AD 1314 | ≈ 12 thousand km² | 110 of 151 |
| AD 1326 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 81 of 144 |
| AD 1333 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 82 of 145 |
| AD 1344 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 91 of 148 |
| AD 1352 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 86 of 139 |
| AD 1356 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 86 of 139 |
| AD 1363 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 90 of 147 |
| AD 1375 | ≈ 25 thousand km² | 95 of 154 |
Its highest rank was in AD 1272: number 121 of 64.
In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).
Parent state: Kingdom of France (fief) — drawn in a lighter shade of the parent state’s colour on the map.
Succeeded by: French First Republic
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of modern-day Belgium and north-eastern France. Unlike the neighbouring states of Brabant and Hainaut, it was within the territory of the Kingdom of France.
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