Territorial change of Danish Realm (Kingdom of Denmark)

“Danish Realm”(Kingdom of Denmark) — appears in this map’s data from AD 936 to 1406. Its territory was largest in AD 1220 – 1226, at ≈ 164 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 936 – 946≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 947 – 959≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 960 – 969≈ 83 thousand km²
AD 970 – 989≈ 110 thousand km²
AD 990 – 1002≈ 83 thousand km²
AD 1003 – 1014≈ 83 thousand km²
AD 1015 – 1017≈ 146 thousand km²
AD 1056 – 1146≈ 83 thousand km²
AD 1147 – 1168≈ 83 thousand km²
AD 1169 – 1176≈ 87 thousand km²
AD 1177 – 1187≈ 111 thousand km²
AD 1188 – 1201≈ 138 thousand km²
AD 1202 – 1205≈ 150 thousand km²
AD 1206 – 1209≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1210 – 1219≈ 150 thousand km²
AD 1220 – 1226≈ 164 thousand km²
AD 1227 – 1235≈ 164 thousand km²
AD 1236 – 1249≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 1250 – 1284≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 1285 – 1332≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 1333 – 1343≈ 87 thousand km²
AD 1344 – 1351≈ 66 thousand km²
AD 1352 – 1362≈ 58 thousand km²
AD 1363 – 1384≈ 87 thousand km²
AD 1385 – 1394≈ 95 thousand km²
AD 1395 – 1401≈ 96 thousand km²
AD 1402 – 1406≈ 73 km²
AD 936AD 1406

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1220 – 1226 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

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.

FrameAreaRank
AD 936≈ 57 thousand km²67 of 116
AD 947≈ 57 thousand km²69 of 117
AD 960≈ 83 thousand km²58 of 118
AD 961≈ 83 thousand km²58 of 119
AD 962≈ 83 thousand km²60 of 120
AD 970≈ 110 thousand km²56 of 115
AD 980≈ 110 thousand km²53 of 111
AD 990≈ 83 thousand km²57 of 126
AD 1000≈ 83 thousand km²56 of 126
AD 1003≈ 83 thousand km²56 of 125
AD 1010≈ 83 thousand km²57 of 130
AD 1015≈ 146 thousand km²37 of 141
AD 1056≈ 83 thousand km²65 of 146
AD 1066≈ 83 thousand km²63 of 138
AD 1072≈ 83 thousand km²64 of 138
AD 1085≈ 83 thousand km²62 of 137
AD 1094≈ 83 thousand km²63 of 135
AD 1099≈ 83 thousand km²63 of 139
AD 1111≈ 83 thousand km²64 of 140
AD 1126≈ 83 thousand km²65 of 138
AD 1139≈ 83 thousand km²63 of 140
AD 1147≈ 83 thousand km²64 of 148
AD 1152≈ 83 thousand km²65 of 140
AD 1169≈ 87 thousand km²63 of 137
AD 1177≈ 111 thousand km²58 of 136
AD 1188≈ 138 thousand km²50 of 134
AD 1192≈ 138 thousand km²50 of 132
AD 1202≈ 150 thousand km²41 of 135
AD 1206≈ 154 thousand km²42 of 149
AD 1210≈ 150 thousand km²44 of 146
AD 1216≈ 150 thousand km²43 of 143
AD 1220≈ 164 thousand km²39 of 143
AD 1227≈ 164 thousand km²38 of 139
AD 1236≈ 101 thousand km²48 of 137
AD 1241≈ 101 thousand km²45 of 130
AD 1250≈ 101 thousand km²42 of 118
AD 1260≈ 101 thousand km²38 of 123
AD 1270≈ 101 thousand km²38 of 123
AD 1272≈ 101 thousand km²38 of 121
AD 1279≈ 101 thousand km²33 of 122
AD 1285≈ 101 thousand km²36 of 128
AD 1294≈ 101 thousand km²47 of 145
AD 1305≈ 101 thousand km²48 of 152
AD 1314≈ 101 thousand km²48 of 151
AD 1326≈ 101 thousand km²47 of 144
AD 1333≈ 87 thousand km²52 of 145
AD 1344≈ 66 thousand km²71 of 148
AD 1352≈ 58 thousand km²70 of 139
AD 1356≈ 58 thousand km²70 of 139
AD 1363≈ 87 thousand km²63 of 147
AD 1375≈ 87 thousand km²64 of 154
AD 1385≈ 95 thousand km²61 of 154
AD 1392≈ 95 thousand km²61 of 154
AD 1395≈ 96 thousand km²58 of 149
AD 1402≈ 73 km²141 of 141

Its highest rank was in AD 1279: number 122 of 33.

Neighbouring countries

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).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 7 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1015gainedKingdom of England≈ 63 thousand km²
AD 1236lostHoly Roman Empire≈ 62 thousand km²
AD 1344lostSweden≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 970gainedNorway≈ 27 thousand km²
AD 1188gainedPomerania≈ 27 thousand km²
AD 960gainedVendel Period≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 1177gainedHoly Roman Empire≈ 24 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Governorate of Iceland

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, often known as Denmark, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united by the Constitutional Act, which applies to the entire territory.

Wikipedia (English) “Danish Realm”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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