Territorial change of Duchy of Benevento

“Duchy of Benevento” — appears in this map’s data from AD 577 to 1084. Its territory was largest in AD 775 – 777, at ≈ 47 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 577 – 586≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 741 – 749≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 775 – 777≈ 47 thousand km²
AD 778 – 787≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 793 – 839≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 840 – 849≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 850 – 874≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 875 – 875≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 876 – 879≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 880 – 899≈ 13 thousand km²
AD 900 – 969≈ 13 thousand km²
AD 970 – 979≈ 37 thousand km²
AD 980 – 989≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 990 – 1009≈ 13 thousand km²
AD 1010 – 1014≈ 13 thousand km²
AD 1015 – 1033≈ 13 thousand km²
AD 1034 – 1039≈ 12 thousand km²
AD 1040 – 1045≈ 12 thousand km²
AD 1056 – 1065≈ 12 thousand km²
AD 1066 – 1071≈ 12 thousand km²
AD 1072 – 1084≈ 12 thousand km²
AD 577AD 1084

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 775 – 777 (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 577≈ 36 thousand km²45 of 70
AD 741≈ 46 thousand km²42 of 71
AD 775≈ 47 thousand km²45 of 73
AD 778≈ 43 thousand km²49 of 72
AD 783≈ 43 thousand km²48 of 73
AD 793≈ 43 thousand km²51 of 78
AD 800≈ 43 thousand km²51 of 77
AD 806≈ 43 thousand km²48 of 73
AD 814≈ 43 thousand km²48 of 76
AD 825≈ 43 thousand km²51 of 77
AD 830≈ 43 thousand km²50 of 77
AD 840≈ 24 thousand km²58 of 80
AD 850≈ 24 thousand km²59 of 86
AD 860≈ 24 thousand km²62 of 89
AD 866≈ 24 thousand km²67 of 95
AD 870≈ 24 thousand km²66 of 94
AD 875≈ 24 thousand km²65 of 97
AD 876≈ 24 thousand km²65 of 97
AD 878≈ 24 thousand km²66 of 100
AD 880≈ 13 thousand km²80 of 102
AD 882≈ 13 thousand km²78 of 101
AD 884≈ 13 thousand km²77 of 102
AD 886≈ 13 thousand km²79 of 104
AD 887≈ 13 thousand km²83 of 107
AD 888≈ 13 thousand km²84 of 108
AD 892≈ 13 thousand km²84 of 108
AD 896≈ 13 thousand km²85 of 109
AD 898≈ 13 thousand km²89 of 115
AD 899≈ 13 thousand km²90 of 117
AD 900≈ 13 thousand km²89 of 114
AD 911≈ 13 thousand km²96 of 123
AD 922≈ 13 thousand km²92 of 117
AD 926≈ 13 thousand km²89 of 112
AD 936≈ 13 thousand km²90 of 116
AD 947≈ 13 thousand km²94 of 117
AD 960≈ 13 thousand km²95 of 118
AD 961≈ 13 thousand km²95 of 119
AD 962≈ 13 thousand km²97 of 120
AD 970≈ 37 thousand km²75 of 115
AD 980≈ 42 thousand km²69 of 111
AD 990≈ 13 thousand km²97 of 126
AD 1000≈ 13 thousand km²95 of 126
AD 1003≈ 13 thousand km²94 of 125
AD 1010≈ 13 thousand km²96 of 130
AD 1015≈ 13 thousand km²98 of 141
AD 1018≈ 13 thousand km²96 of 138
AD 1028≈ 13 thousand km²93 of 130
AD 1034≈ 12 thousand km²92 of 129
AD 1040≈ 12 thousand km²93 of 136
AD 1056≈ 12 thousand km²108 of 146
AD 1066≈ 12 thousand km²107 of 138
AD 1072≈ 12 thousand km²109 of 138

Its highest rank was in AD 741: number 71 of 42.

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 5 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 750lostKingdom of Italy≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 788lostFrancia≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 970gainedHoly Roman Empire≈ 23 thousand km²
AD 990lostHoly Roman Empire≈ 23 thousand km²
AD 970gainedKingdom of Italy≈ 23 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Duchy of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in the Italian Peninsula that was centered in Benevento, a city in Southern Italy. Lombard dukes ruled Benevento from 571 to 774, when the Kingdom of the Lombards was conquered by the Kingdom of the Franks.

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